Julie Lancaster collects eggs from a chicken coop on her and her husband Timothy's 38-acre property on the east side of U.S. Highway 550 between Ridgway and Ouray. The couple received five hens and a rooster following a friend's divorce three years ago but have since increased their flock to about 100 hens. They're now one of Ouray County's biggest egg producers. Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer
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A PLUCKY VENTURE
As bird flu drives up egg prices, the Lancasters find growing their flock is, in fact, all it's cracked up to be
Roosted on the stoop of their honor-code farm stand, Julie and Timothy Lancaster described how they accidentally became one of Ouray County’s largest commercially licensed egg farms.
