There's a run on baby chicks. High egg prices have prompted people to rely less on the grocery stores and instead be more self-sufficient by raising chickens to lay their own eggs at home.

With US egg prices at record highs, Tractor Supply Co. appears to be getting bit of a sales lift. The rural retailer is selling out of baby chicks as quickly as it can restock them, one analyst found.

Jackson Brothers Feed & Seed recently sold out of its entire stock of baby chicks, driven by the increasing popularity of backyard flocks and rising egg prices.

Across Maine, and much of the country, a rise in egg prices and anxieties — over avian flu, price stability, trade — has fueled a similar increase in demand for backyard chicks.

There’s a run on baby chicks. High egg prices have prompted people to rely less on the grocery stores and instead be more self-sufficient by raising chickens to lay their own eggs at home.

There’s a run on baby chicks. High egg prices have prompted people to rely less on the grocery stores and instead be more self-sufficient by raising chickens to lay their own eggs at home.