Hen with eggs

February 1, 2009 | 6:00 p.m. CST
A hen climbs into a spot to lay eggs inside a henhouse at the Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2008. Eggs are gaining in popularity among Americans again, but they aren't all the supermarket variety. Today's eggs come with blue shells and from ostriches and quails.

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