How Do Your Eggs Stack Up?

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April/May 2007
By Laura Sayre 
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While that sentiment may be anathema to some poultry lovers, it suggests the kinds of far-reaching questions — practical, philosophical, political — that keeping even just a couple of chickens can raise. For many people, those questions are more rewarding than the ones prompted by pondering endless egg options at the supermarket.

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Laura Sayre writes about sustainable agriculture from Bucks County, Pa. Her all-time favorite backyard chicken was Gertrude, a small, smart, fast and blue-legged Golden-Penciled Hamburg.
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  • Uriahsmommy 8/15/2007 1:23:47 PM

    I, too, would like plans for the pyramid-shaped coop pictured in
    this article. Do you have them?
    Mother Responds: We do not have this plan, but the photo shows
    all of the wooden pieces and the wire fencing necesary to make it
    the size that works best for you.

  • Susan 5/25/2007 10:01:28 AM

    I just love the triangular portable chicken coop pictured with
    this article. how can I find plans to build it and some of the
    other coops shown! I need one desperately. My flock is tearing up
    my landscaping since I allow them to free-range during the
    days.
    Mother Responds: Go to
    www.MotherEarthNews.com/eggs and check out
    Mother's mini coop.

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