Tractor Supply Welcomes Gardeners to Backyard Chicken Movement
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gardeners in search of more sustainable ways to grow tastier vegetables and more vibrant flowers are finding inspiration from their country cousins. For decades,...
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An event you may not want to miss if you are raising chickens in your backyard or wish you could. Tour D’Cluck “The Cluck Stops Here” C-A-L Ranch Las Vegas located at 232 North Jones Blvd near the 95....
View ArticleLaughing Chickens Launches a DIY Chicken Coop That Fits in a Bike Box for...
Laughing Chickens is a Marin County, California-based workshop that’s been making beautiful hen houses and runs exclusively from reclaimed redwood fence boards. With interest in their designs coming...
View ArticleCommissioners listen to residents who cried fowl over proposed chicken...
A 14-month push by chicken fanciers for a new ordinance that would have allowed small flocks of chickens on suburban lots laid an egg Thursday night when the North Huntingdon commissioners voted 5-1...
View ArticleChickens multiply in Tampa before rules allowing them are added
TAMPA -- Kalina Vidovic may be just 2, but she's already an expert chicken wrangler. Her family's three chickens — Trouble and The Ladies — live in a coop in the backyard of the Vidovics' home near...
View ArticleRaising Backyard Chickens is Easier Than You Think
Admit it. You’ve been tempted to get chickens. They’re cute, you get fresh eggs—what’s not to like? But there’s a major intimidation factor, since it’s not like you can just swing by your neighborhood...
View ArticleBackyard chickens could soon make their debut in Louisville
City council passes on first reading ordinance allowing up to 6 birds, on-site slaughtering Backyard chicken rules in Boulder County Boulder: Permitted by default. Code doesn't speak to limits on...
View Article'Chicken lady' tells county to ignore 'bullies'
SPRING HILL -- The self-proclaimed "Chicken Lady" of Spring Hill is urging county commissioners not to give in to "bullies" when they meet March 12 to consider a proposed backyard fowl ordinance. Carol...
View ArticleA lot of coopla: Denver Chicken Coop Tour Sept. 21
PECK Why did the chicken cross the road? To participate in...
View ArticleEaston ban on backyard chicken coops back in the spotlight
Would you allow a chicken coop in your neighborhood? Sorry chickens, you’re just not welcome in the city limits of Easton. But that could change soon. An Easton woman has asked city council to revise...
View ArticleColumbia residents show off their urban chickens
Even on a Saturday when the Gamecocks weren’t playing, chickens still ruled the roost in Columbia. Sustainable Midlands hosted a “Tour de Coop” drop-in tour of eight homes and a school in and around...
View ArticleClark: It’s time to Tour D’Coops
The time is right for bringing a bit of country life into the city ’round these parts. The farmers market has returned to downtown. There’s still a little time to get plants into the ground — even if...
View ArticleChickens moving in to city backyards
As someone who knows chickens, talks to them — yes, talks to them and listens — and is a great advocate for what they mean to the food supply, the environment and human health, Pat Foreman is somewhat...
View ArticleDesign Ideas: Reinventing the Chicken Coop
| Did you know that hens are legal in Milwaukee? For those who love fresh eggs and sweet, clucking companions, news that it’s legal to keep a small number of backyard hens has been something to crow...
View ArticleThe $1,300 Chicken Coop and Other Signs That Backyard Farming Is Getting...
Can chicken feed, canning jars and garden hoses feel chic? Absolutely, say retailers cashing in on the "modern homesteader" craze. As more urban...
View ArticleRise in backyard chicken keeping hasn't resulted in complaints
YORK — Carol Bartram's alarm goes off just before sunrise each morning. But it's no ordinary alarm, rather the crow from a black and white rooster named Quercus. "It's not all that loud," York resident...
View ArticleOrange County ready to welcome backyard chickens after public hearing
Chickens will likely be pecking and scratching their way to Orange County back yards soon. County commissioners held a public hearing on an ordinance allowing the backyard birds Tuesday, and reaction...
View ArticleBackyard chickens: Experts, owners talk about growing trend in Tulsa area
Upon several visits to gardens around town - for stories on flowers and fruit, vegetables, compost, and beneficial insects - there incidentally have also been chickens. Pecking chickens, huddling...
View ArticleLaughing Chickens offers DIY chicken coops that can fit in bike boxes for...
Laughing Chickens is a Marin County, California-based workshop that’s been making beautiful hen houses and runs exclusively from reclaimed redwood fence boards. With interest in their designs coming...
View ArticleWith chicken farming on the rise, Westwood zoning official asks council for...
officials are seeking additional information regarding a report by its zoning official that three dozen homeowners are raising chickens in their backyards. Armand Marini, the zoning official and...
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