If chickens could fly, they'd be winging it off the shelves in North Idaho where local suppliers say they’re barely keeping up with a growing demand for chicks. The city of Coeur d'Alene says it has seen a 20-percent increase in curious callers wanting to know the rules about raising chickens. These days it may be less about eating healthy and more about necessity. "A lady called me this morning and said when are my chickens coming and I said April 11th they're almost here," Art Grant with Cenex Co-op Supply in Coeur d’Alene said. It's a waiting game that Art Grant hasn't seen in his 42 years at Cenex Co-op Supply. "Some of them are sold out. You can't get them anymore," he said/Tania Dall, KXLY. More here.

Question: Have you thought about growing or raising your own food since the recession started?