Welcome to Suburban Chicken  
     
Home of Angus Acres eggs


W
e are a small suburban home in Lemon Grove, California who just happen to produce Farm Fresh, Pasture Raised, Vegetarian Fed, Free Range eggs from 8 happy and healthy chickens.

The stars of the show are Eloise, Liesle, Oprah, Hermione, Hazel, Winnefred, Virginia and Mabel.

Our eggs are hand-gathered twice a day. Our girls are of various breeds: Cuckoo Marans, Wheaten Marans, Golden Marans, Dominique, Buff Orpington, Black Australorp, Barred Plymouth Rock and Delaware. Most of these are heritage breeds listed on the American Conservancy List.

First and foremost our hens are pets and are treated as such. So it was important to choose breeds that had a tendency towards being docile, social and friendly. They are well socialized and very tame. They love human attention and are easily handled. Each girl has her own distinct personality.

The girls are naturally happy & healthy (never medicated) as they are able to peck, scratch, roam, fly and have a variety to eat. They graze our yard from dawn till dusk eating grass, herbs, weeds as well as having free access to their vegetarian layer crumble and fresh water. They love the extras out of the garden with tomatoes, Swiss chard, lettuce, oranges, mangos, nectarines, apricots, strawberries among their favorites. They roost in low bushes, roll in dirt giving themselves dust baths, nap, sun bathe and generally hang out happy and contented.

Thank you for visiting our website and for supporting sustainable agriculture.
 

PLEASE NOTE IF YOU WISH TO BUY EGGS PLEASE RESERVE YOUR DOZEN IN ADVANCE (BEFORE STOPPING BY) AS WE SELL OUT RATHER FAST.  YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR DOZEN BY CONTACTING US BELOW
CONTACT FORM

 


Building our chicken coop - In pictures.

 
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Our chicken coop measures 6 ft x 6ft with a
12ft x 6ft run area. We have 3 nesting boxes and perches for 8 chickens. We spent approximately $600.00 on materials and a lot of hard labor!

It took about 4 solid weekends to complete, thanks in part to my Finnish engineer friend who was the genius behind the design and construction!

NEW pictures posted including a new gate to separate the chickens from the dogs, who tend to get a little feisty at times and the chickens get annoyed.



 

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