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Get ideas on what to put in a chicken coop to make sure all your flock's needs are met in this primer for chicken coop essentials.

This year, the largest outdoor agricultural exhibit in Pennsylvania will return to Centre County from Aug. 8-10. The expo will feature a variety of displays and presentations as well as a trade show, youth activities, ongoing research tours and more, according to Penn State.

The Historic Village in Ocean View will host a presentation for its first book, “Chickens on Delmarva: 100 Years of Backyard Flocks, Farms and Friends” at 7 p.m. on Thursday,

Putting the chickens in their own backyard. cnn's gabe cohen with more. >> reporter: every morning, cassidy o'donnell fetches a feast from her pennsylvania yard. fresh eggs from eight chickens, an idea she hatched last spring as food prices surged. >> we had seen that the price of eggs had gone up quite a bit. now they've gotten even more expensive. grateful for the decision we made a year ago. >> reporter: the price of eggs is up a rotten 60% in a year. largely driven by a deadly avian flu outbreak across 47 states, that's left some store shelves empty. inspiring more americans to invest in b...

>> reporter: the price of eggs is up a rotten 60% in a year. largely driven by a deadly avian flu outbreak across 47 states. that is left some shelves empty. >> come on. >> reporter: inspiring mor>> wh is a wake-up call for a lot of our customers. >> reporter: mike owns my pet chicken when sells chicks and supplies for backyard flocks. he said business is booming. up 80% this month compared to a year ago. >> we're looking at record numbers because people are seeing the prices of eggs going up in stores and they're out of stock. there are people that are concerned with what things will look lik...