My partner Adam and I love nothing more than venturing out into our stunning and peaceful local countryside and spending our leisure time lurking in the hedgerows and along the seashore, river banks or unique Norfolk broads, peeking into every nook and cranny searching out interesting fauna and flora to spy through our binoculars or photograph with our digital cameras.

There was just one acre of land. Not really enough to support cattle, but it was large enough to support a couple hogs and some chickens plus a family of six in a four-room house. Yea, it was almost a mile outside of town, but the city limits were sure to move and incorporate the home and property in a couple of years. “We better take it,” my folks said and they committed themselves to a new home for themselves and their four children.

Whether you're motivated by frugality or you just want to enjoy your own backyard flock, raising hens for egg laying can be a rewarding hobby. It's actually quite simple to start a backyard chicken flock and begin collecting your own fresh eggs daily. This article is an overview of what's involved when it comes to raising your own chickens for eggs.