My friend Anna up in Denver sent me a link to a news story/video clip on a chicken keeping class that was just held in Denver. The class was popular as 50 people had showed up for the 30 slots offered. Chicken keeping classes are really gaining in popularity!  read more »

Live chick footage- you can never get enough

One of our members, herocomplex, just told me about their 24/7 chick cam that they set up. Check it out once a week to see how the 2 Ameraucana chicks change and grow.

Also, a special thanks to this member for helping us to get our top left logo in better shape. We are still working on it and appreciate the help and feedback!

If you are inclined at all to building your own chicken coop there's no reason it has to look like any one else's coop, or even look like a coop at all. There's also no need to spend a lot of money. You can often find plenty of scrap materials for free. Remember, scrap in no way means ugly. It's entirely possible to build a coop from scrap that is creative, looks good, and is a good home for your chickens.  read more »

I am taking a land use and zoning class this semester for graduate school- and of course my semester research project is on urban chicken ordinances.

I wanted to include some quotes from urban chicken keepers- quotes about how keeping chickens benefits your quality of life, why you do it, etc. It will help to bring more of a personal side to the paper, rather than it just being a technical paper.

On the same token, I am also looking for quotes from people who oppose urban chickens, as I will be presenting both sides in my paper.  read more »

Katy, from The City Chicken, has designed these super cool chicken pendants. I can't wait to order mine! I have been lusting after them for months now and it is time I just get one.  read more »

Elizabeth Jardina, a Sunset Magazine researcher, has a post up called Our chickens are made of meat, which is about an ongoing project they have called Our one-block diet. In this post she responds to a reader's comment urging the group at One-Block Diet to consider eating the chickens they raise, as well as their eggs. Elizabeth's response is thoughtful, nuanced, and got me thinking again about whether we would eat our chickens when their laying days are past.
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The coordinator of the Just Food City Chicken Project, in New York City, recently sent me a chapter of their publication "The City Chicken Guide". This guide was designed to educate chicken keepers in NYC about a variety of topics including city regulations and proper chicken care. I pulled the following quote from the guide, as its message applies to urban chicken keepers everywhere.

"It is your right to keep chickens in New York City. It is also your duty to keep chickens within the limits of the laws."  read more »

Urban chicken keepers are finally getting some movie coverage!

This Thursday evening at the Wisconsin Film Festival, Tarazod Films is premiering Mad City Chickens, a film about the growing interest in keeping backyard chickens.  read more »