NPR has an article about chickens!
The comments on the article are an interesting mix of support and opposition.
The article also linked to The Chicken Whisperer. He has a blog and a radio show.
“When we go to cities, a lot of times we’ll ask them, ‘Why don’t you want your citizens to lead a more self-sustaining lifestyle? Why don’t you want your citizens to save some money in this hard economic time by allowing them to raise backyard poultry?’” Schneider says. “And I’m telling you, Animal Control, I’m sure, gets way more calls from barking dogs and dogs running loose and cats than they ever have from backyard poultry.”
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