Photograph by Melanie JolicoeurI was pleased to see a piece in the New York Times this past week about the growing trend of raising chickens in one's backyard — in places as disparate as Brooklyn, suburban Chicago, and the rural West. The article cites a few reasons to raise poultry: as "an emblem of extreme foodie street cred" or out of fear for the safety of supermarket food. People commenting on the article online added many of their own incentives for keeping a feathered flock: to control bugs and snails in the yard, to enjoy as quirky, friendly pets, as a way to fight back against corporate greed and the cruelty endured by factory-raised animals, to create a "true food cycle," Michael Pollan style. It was inspiring.
Here's where you can read the full article: Keeping Their Eggs in Their Backyard Nests.
Storey has lots of books on building coops and raising chickens here.
— Melanie Jolicoeur, Associate Director of Marketing
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Yes, we've recently had an organized movement growing to allow small chicken coops in city limits here. Many people are worried about smell and noise, but the pro-chicken folks make some good support for their case (no roosters.... they're the noisy ones; 5 or less means little to no smell).
I hope they succeed... even though it won't affect me personally as I live outside city limits and can have as many chickens as I want!
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