NPR’s On Point did a great story about the rise of backyard chickens. You can access the show here: http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/09/backyard-chickens
Interviews include:
Joining us from Pine Plains, N.Y., is Susan Orlean, staff writer for The New Yorker. Her essay “The It Bird: The return of the bark-yard chicken” appeared in the September 28th issue. She owns seven chickens. She’s the author of several books, including “The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession.”
From Eau Claire, Wisc., we’re joined by Elaine Belanger, editor of Backyard Poultry, a bimonthly magazine with 50,000 subscribers published in north-central Wisconsin. She owns 23 chickens.
And from Iowa City, Iowa, we’re joined by Reginia Bailey, mayor of Iowa City. Before becoming mayor she served for six years on Iowa City’s council. She has opposed efforts to allow backyard chickens in Iowa City.
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July 12th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Thanks for the great story of the rise of backyard chickens, I recently just got 6 chics and trying to get all the information I can obtain about chickens.
July 19th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
That’s great Kenny, send us some pictures of your chickens!
Also make sure you check out all the resources at: http://www.beginningfarmers.org/information-about-raising-chickens/
July 30th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
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