Undoubtedly you've noticed the prices, the cost of eggs soared last year.

Inflation as one reason for the spike.

But the bigger issue is bird flu.

The CDC estimates nearly 60 million birds have died because of a current outbreak.

That's led some Kentuckians to consider ways to offset high egg prices.

We spoke to experts to see if backyard chickens are worth the effort.

With the increase in egg prices, there is a lot of people that are starting to check in and think about keeping chickens.

The prices definitely have been a shocker.

Instead of almost $0.99 for your grocery brand, you're paying $3 for grocery brand.

And then the others that say organic or free range that you want to get because they're supposed to be healthier for your family.

You're looking at five, six, $7 in this area.

And of course, depending on where you are in the country or as much as $12, it doesn't.

The first time you pay those prices, it's not that big of a deal.

The second and the third time you pay those prices, it's like this isn't in the budget anymore.

Some people are like, Oh, well, let's just get chickens.

That'll solve the problem.

But there's that Coop.

You got to Bill.

There's the food you got to feed, there's the bedding you got to buy.

You have to weigh where you want your costs to go.

A lot of people think as soon as I have chickens, I'll have eggs.

And that's not the case.

A hen at minimal takes five months to alienate some breeds, take 7 to 8 months to laying.

Eggs, and then they only really lay eggs productively for a year.

And then they'll stop and they have to go through a molt where they lose some of their feathers.

They'll regrow those feathers and then they'll start laying eggs again.

But now, this time for a shorter time and even for less eggs, you will not make money.

You will not save money.

It can be cheap to start, but minimally, you're looking at the feed.

And even that alone is not going to be less than the cost of eggs at a store at the current prices.

Typically, 4 to 6 is a general size for a backyard flock, because three you're going to get anywhere from 1 to 3 eggs a day up to six, you're going to get anywhere from 4 to 6 things a day.

A lot of people like the pretty little coaching chickens.

They are not egg producers per say your bread, sex links, your eyes, the Browns, your heritage breeds like the bird rocks.

Those are good egg layers and hearty to the cold weather that we have here.

Then you have breeds like Morans.

These birds fly up to 250 eggs a year in an Austrian is they're a Spanish breed and they'll lay up to 200 eggs a year.

So if you're looking for that a purpose, there are definitely better breeds to consider.

Just do a little research.

Your typical backyard chicken is what we would call a free range chicken to a degree, so it does make a more richer egg.

A lot of people don't realize how old the eggs are in stores already.

And so you think you have a shorter shelf life and you do when you purchase them from the store.

But when you have them fresh at your home, you have a longer shelf life.

So there's plenty of advantages.

And to counter that, there are plenty disadvantages.

You can't walk away from chickens once you've brought them into your backyard, reach out to your local extension office.

We have a lot of publications that even when you're considering it questions, you can ask yourself, things you can look at on your property to see if it's feasible for you or not.

Some great information there.

Carrie Spry says that urban areas have seen a larger increase in people wanting to keep backyard chicken compared to rural areas.