NEW YORK (WCBS) -- The rising cost of eggs has been frying the nerves of grocery shoppers across the country. A New York City firefighter and his family found their own solution: Get some chickens. Firefighter Tommy Layne never planned on being a chicken farmer. It began last Easter when he brought home some chicks. They started as pets, and became family. "The kids wanted a dog for Easter, so they got chickens instead," he told CBS News New York. "They're like the size of little dogs too.