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About Egg Laying Chickens Site This site is authored by myself, Maria, a work at home mom living with my family on five acres on the East Coast of the United States. While we are saving up for our own self-sufficient homestead and the ability to raise livestock and large, productive gardens, we are building up a mini-homestead on the land we have.

Growing up, I participated in 4-H for many years and helped raise several backyard poultry flocks. We raised baby chicks into adult hood, collected eggs, and ran away from aggressive roosters. I remember vividly the day my grandmother showed us how to eviscerate, pluck and dress freshly killed chickens. They went from pen to freezer in an afternoon.

Chickens "run" in my family, it seems. My parents currently own a commercial chicken operation (yuck!), and my sister and her husband raise pastured chickens for sale in their local area (which, lucky for us, is our local area, too). They also keep six laying hens in their backyard – even though it is a subdivision and they just have a small yard. You can, too!

My husband made us a new chicken coop recently that houses our backyard chicken flock of 14 laying hens and one rooster. I love having backyard chickens and hope your family enjoys the adventure as well.

If you have any comments or questions, please email me at writergig @ gmail.com (no spaces).

Best,

Maria

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