Purcell Quality: All the Craze

Interesting Facts:

Shell color is only "skin deep" the eggs color on the inside are the same, no matter what the shell color is
Egg production varies on the chicken, some lay eggs everyday while others may only lay eggs twice per week
Hens don't typically lay eggs in the dark, they will wait until the next sunrise
Hens will lay eggs, weather or not they have ever seen a rooster. The rooster is only necessary for the fertilization of eggs
A chicken eggs yolk color will vary from pale yellow to orange, depending on what the chicken has been eating
Each chicken requires about 4 square feet of space in a coop
There are hundreds of varieties of backyard chickens, here you can see which chickens would be acceptable in your climate

There are many different online sources to get your started, this is an excellent site that goes over everything from coops, breed and feed.