Latest Panic-Buying Item: Live Chickens

(Dallas, TX) — After toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and guns, the latest panic-buying item in Texas is live chickens.

Faced with empty shelves at grocery stores, many people want to take more control over their food resources, leading to a doubled demand for a source for fresh eggs. Live chickens are now tough to find either in stores or online. Hatcheries across the country are taking orders for chicks with a backlog of two or three months.

Beekeepers are also doing more business, and organic gardening is gaining in popularity.