These are recommended links to chicken information:

The BackYard Chicken

Site & forum: http://www.backyardchickens.com

Ideal Poultry

IDEAL POULTRY is a family owned and operated business located in Cameron, Texas and is the largest supplier of backyard poultry in the United States: http://www.idealpoultry.com

Raising Chickens

Great site providing good overview of keeping chickens:
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/lib2/chickens.htm

Stromberg's supplies

...supplying America with the finest chicks, adult birds, hatching eggs and a full range of supplies for raising chickens...: http://www.strombergschickens.com

Unscrambling the Claims of the Boastful Egg

"Egg"cellent article on the regulations of how hens are raised and how eggs are classified.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17eggs.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=eggs&st=cse

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My Usborne and Kane/Miller Books Online

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