the buzz log
Michelle Obama may have elevated the vegetable garden to a national pastime. But the latest craze in backyard beautification is for the birds. No, really: If Search is any indication, chicks are this season's hot new accessory for the garden.
We're not talking rural, either. Chickens are being cooped up in urban areas, whether legal or not. It's a back-to-the-land trend that appeals to those who want to grow their own food right in their backyard.
Urban farmers are turning online for help. Searches for all things "chicken" have spiked some 3,000% in the last week alone. Queries are surging on "raising chickens," "chicken coop plans," "chickens for sale," and "baby chickens."
It may be noisier and more work than picking up a dozen eggs at the grocery store, but we imagine the omelets are delicious.
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A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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