DENVER (KDVR) Egg prices have steadily been on the rise for the last couple of years, due to factors like the bird flu currently impacting farmers around the country.

There are other options if you’re fed up with prices in the stores.

According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, the average egg price in the US went up by just shy of 37% in the last year. With prices not expected to go down any time soon, people may be looking for other options away from the grocery store.

On the south side of Denver, in a home that from the outside looks like any other, you’ll find Maggie Doyle with her feathered housemates.

“I have eight chickens,” said Doyle.

She turned her home into Maggie’s Place last year, a multi-use space designed for people to come and comfortably be themselves.

“I’m creating a community space for queer people, neurodivergents, geeks and freaks and those who love them,” Doyle said.

She also sells honey and eggs, and when eggs hit the market when the weather warms up, people reach out fast.

“Demand last year after I started advertising got to be more than I could keep up with,” said Doyle.

She said many people come to her because prices remain constant, never going up or down like in the stores. She also believes you’re getting more bang for your buck.

“Eggs from chickens that get to scratch around in the dirt and eat worms and bugs taste so much better,” said Doyle.

She said as prices in the stores have gone up, demand from her has never been higher.

“I got an email today from somebody that wanted 30 dozen a week,” she said.

That request is a bit too much to handle, Doyle says, selling around three dozen per week in season. So she encourages people to seek out other local producers as well.

“All y’all can’t be buying eggs from me, you’ve got to find your own farmer that’s in your neighborhood,” she laughed.

Doyle said the best way to get in touch with her is via social media, like the Maggie’s Place Facebook page.