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Clarkson invites 4-year-old entrepreneur to Diddly Squat following tragic egg stall destruction

Maisie Willis found the stall she uses to sell eggs from her chickens had been destroyed on her 4th birthday but the nation-wide support she has received since has lifted her up beyond what she could have expected

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock 鈥� 3 min read
4-year-old Maisie with her chickens
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4-year-old Maisie with her chickens

At just 4 years old, Maisie Willis has created her own egg selling enterprise straight from her front garden in New Forest. She looks after nine chickens at her home and another 12 at her grandparents',...

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