Leslie Citroen, owner of Mill Valley Chickens, says inquiries and sales of chicks, hens, coops and runs have spiked in recent weeks - a demand second only to that experienced during the pandemic.

I  have two growing boys currently consuming four dozen eggs per week, on average, plus a daughter who delights in baked goods. I headed to Roche Bros. supermarket in Acton midweek to replenish my ...