You have a new fan and let me say this you make me very hungry .

Caroline,
Thanks for the positive comments. I retired last year and started blogging in March. I love it! I really appreciate your posts, too. You have the most unique recipes and combinations. I really want to try the Navajo Peach crumble!
As far as chickens go, I could write a book! First order of business, if you live in the Skippack area as I do, is protect the "girls" from the local foxes...and raccoon...and the occasional mink. Even hawks can be a problem. I've had chickens for about 12 years and used to be able to free range them every day without problem. Now, I hardly ever let them out of their enclosure.
If you want brown eggs, I recommend barred rock and rhode island reds. Moyer's Chicks sells a sex-link red hen that is a wonderful egg producer. (Sex-link just means that they've been bred so that the different sexes appear differently almost at birth, so it's easier to separate the female poults from the males.) I've also had white leghorns, (white eggs), but they are good layers, too.
If I can answer any other questions, let me know. I love having the hens...and the fresh, fresh eggs, so I'm happy to share anything I've learned. Feel free to use my email: drwillauer@gmail.com
Happy blogging!
Dave

Carolina Great Great content and stories! I subscribe to your feed. You articles are very well written and always a pleasure to view. Keep up the awesome journalism!!! You are like a rockstar writer.It is quite a recommendation when a barber such as myself reads an article about making the perfect frittati and I do not even cook.