ROCHESTER — With the price of conventionally farmed eggs skyrocketing over the past two months nationwide, interest has grown for farm-fresh eggs from local hobby farmers and small flock operations.

She's allergic to sheep, horses, cows. Still, Loni Blumerich wanted a hobby farm. She read that alpacas are hypoallergenic, and after doing some research, she went to a show in Wisconsin. "There was a ...