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The Debrief: Prospects for backyard chickens in Easton

LehighValleyNews.com | By Brad Klein

Published May 24, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT

chicken bird flu — Easton's "Chicken Lady," Carol Free, is on a mission to allow her fellow citizens to keep backyard chickens. LehighValleyNews.com reporter Brian Myszkowski reports.

EASTON, Pa. — Backyard chickens have their champions in the Lehigh Valley. And the latest local government to consider opening the door to home egg production is Easton.

WLVR’s Brad Klein speaks with Easton reporter, Brian Myszkowski, who is on the ‘poultry beat’ for WLVR and LehighValleyNews.com. He attended a committee meeting Tuesday night at Easton’s City Hall on the subject of whether to allow home egg production in Easton. One passionate supporter, Carol Free is at the head of team poultry. Easton Health Administrator Joe Gill expressed some reservations.

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Brad Klein

I was a founding member of the WLVR News team in 2019, bringing more than 20 years of experience in radio journalism, podcast, and video production. I’ve had a role in a number of long-running programs at NPR, MSNBC and WNYC. A founding producer of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” I played similar start-up roles for NPR’s Weekly Edition, MSNBC’s Edgewise, Public Radio International’s Satellite Sisters and even as a writer on one of the early pilot episodes of the news/comedy show, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. I’ve also worked as a reporter, producer, and director for National Public Radio News programs including Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. An avid naturalist, I lead educational programs for the American Museum of Natural History and Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

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