Wanna learn more? Check out these links & local articles on chickens!
Eggs in the nest box, naturally colored!
Chickens in the Local News:
http://blogs.roanoke.com/sosalem/2008/06/salemite_goes_green_the_oldfas_1.html#more - published in So Salem in 2008
http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/chickens_wont_fly_in_salem/13370/ - from the local news in 2008
http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/casey/wb/211188 - from 7/9/09 about a boy & his chickens in Eagle Rock
http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/reamer/wb/210577 - from 7/4/09 - Sinking Creek Farm in Newport, which has free-range chickens, was part of the recent Garden Tour. More "proof" that chickens aren't the bane of human existence, they're part of the tour!! :)
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0708/533254.html - another one from 2008. I wasn't too pleased with the spin they put on this one, but here it is anyway.
Some Helpful Chicken Links:
www.urbanchickens.org ~ a fantastic site for just about anything you need regarding chickens
www.backyardchickens.com ~ this site is one of the best online chicken forums there is!
http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/chickenlaws.html ~ check out some chicken laws from cities and towns around the country. There are some eggs-ellent examples of how different localities have handled zoning issues & made sure that chickens are kept humanely.
http://communitychickens.com ~ About Them: Community Chickens is a joint GRIT and Mother Earth News project whose dedicated website will serve as a focal point and resource for all things poultry. As part of our commitment to poultry enthusiasts everywhere, we will be hatching eggs, trialing incubators, brooding chicks, raising and processing broilers and writing online and print articles and reports that chronicle our efforts every step of the way. Our collective goal is to get more people raising poultry for food, fun, pest control and profit.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs.aspx ~ "The Chicken & Egg Page" - check out why free-range, pasture-raised eggs are healthier for you than store bought!
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/answers-about-local-food-in-new-york/ - a local blog in NYC with some helpful advice about keeping chickens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/garden/16chickens.html?_r=2&emc=eta1 - a story from the NY Times about an artist who has become inspired by a very special rooster. Wonderful!
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http://blogs.roanoke.com/sosalem/2008/06/salemite_goes_green_the_oldfas_1.html#more - published in So Salem in 2008
http://www.wsls.com/sls/news/local/article/chickens_wont_fly_in_salem/13370/ - from the local news in 2008
http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/casey/wb/211188 - from 7/9/09 about a boy & his chickens in Eagle Rock
http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/reamer/wb/210577 - from 7/4/09 - Sinking Creek Farm in Newport, which has free-range chickens, was part of the recent Garden Tour. More "proof" that chickens aren't the bane of human existence, they're part of the tour!! :)
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0708/533254.html - another one from 2008. I wasn't too pleased with the spin they put on this one, but here it is anyway.
Some Helpful Chicken Links:
www.urbanchickens.org ~ a fantastic site for just about anything you need regarding chickens
www.backyardchickens.com ~ this site is one of the best online chicken forums there is!
http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/chickenlaws.html ~ check out some chicken laws from cities and towns around the country. There are some eggs-ellent examples of how different localities have handled zoning issues & made sure that chickens are kept humanely.
http://communitychickens.com ~ About Them: Community Chickens is a joint GRIT and Mother Earth News project whose dedicated website will serve as a focal point and resource for all things poultry. As part of our commitment to poultry enthusiasts everywhere, we will be hatching eggs, trialing incubators, brooding chicks, raising and processing broilers and writing online and print articles and reports that chronicle our efforts every step of the way. Our collective goal is to get more people raising poultry for food, fun, pest control and profit.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs.aspx ~ "The Chicken & Egg Page" - check out why free-range, pasture-raised eggs are healthier for you than store bought!
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/answers-about-local-food-in-new-york/ - a local blog in NYC with some helpful advice about keeping chickens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/garden/16chickens.html?_r=2&emc=eta1 - a story from the NY Times about an artist who has become inspired by a very special rooster. Wonderful!
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