Forget fountains, koi ponds, and fire pits -- inflation is spurring urban St. Louis homeowners to turn their small backyards into chicken coops.

KMOX's Megan Lynch visited one family raising a flock, nested amid the brick bungalows of a South City neighborhood.

<p>Forget fountains, koi ponds, and fire pits -- inflation is spurring urban St. Louis homeowners to turn their small backyards into chicken coops.<br> <br>KMOX's Megan Lynch visited one family raising a flock, nested amid the brick bungalows of a South City neighborhood.</p>

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