My family is renting an old farm north of Harvard. After we moved in we discovered there was lots of old peeling lead paint on the out-buildings, which the landlord didn't warn us about. Before we found out about the paint we got some chicks, which are now a little flock getting ready to lay. Is there someplace I can get the eggs tested for lead contamination?

I am not aware of any firm in the area that would check for lead contamination. I would suggest you contact a local environmental firm. There are several listed in the yellow pages.

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