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Backyard Chickens
Chickens are no longer confined to the farm as more and more city dwellers and suburbanites are raising chickens in their backyards. If you're one of those self-sufficient minded folks who have decided to raise a flock in your yard, whether for your own convenient source of fresh, organic eggs and meat, or simply for the educational and entertainment value, we hope you'll find this information about raising backyard chickens a useful resource.
Backyard Chickens Ownership Guide
Everything you need to know about raising chickens.
DIY Chicken Coop Design & Construction
Tips and ideas for building your own coop.
Chicken Supplies & Accessories
Everything you need for your roosters, hens & chicks.
Chicken in the Kitchen: Recipes & Poultry Product Info
Chicken and egg recipes and health & safety info.
News
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A farm's life cycles
Boston Globe - United States
Codman offers programs where kids can learn about agriculture, and adults can make felt and learn how to keep backyard chickens. There are sheep-shearing...
A chicken coup: Group seeks to protect rare breeds
The Associated Press
The move to preserve old-fashioned breeds of chickens might not have the backyard appeal of the Brandywine tomato or the Kentucky Wonder bean...
Board oks more back yard chickens
Brattleboro Reformer - VT, United States
By BOB AUDETTE, Reformer Staff BRATTLEBORO -- Four out of five requests to raise back yard chickens were approved by the Development Review Board at its...
Bellevue's bid to evict chickens ruffles feathers
Omaha World-Herald - Omaha,NE,USA
But raising backyard chickens has become part of a growing local-food trend across the country. A number of cities, including Fort Collins, Colo.;...
Economy, local food movement make chicks popular purchase
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA
After several discussions, the Moab City Council voted 3–2 on March 10 to allow backyard chickens for the specific purpose of laying eggs, Johnson said...
Metro headed back to future in 2029
Times and Transcript - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
Now Post Carbon Greater Moncton, a local group of concerned citizens from a number of walks of life, are pitching the idea of raising backyard chickens here...
Backyard chicken plan plucked by city
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada
Dang was alone in suggesting backyard chickens warranted at least some research. "It's worth investigating, but I think in a lot of our urban developments...