In the Media
The urban chicken movement gains momentum:
April 28, 2010 - Chickens an election issue?
Toronto Sun
Chickens an election issue.pdf
April 28, 2010 - Backyard chickens not likely: Moscoe
Backyard chickens not likely: Moscoe | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun.pdf
April 14, 2010 - Public urged to give backyard chickens trial a chance
Edmonton Journal
Public urged to give backyard chickens trial a chance.pdf
April, 2010 - Nobody Here but Us Chickens
April 3, 2010 - The charm of chickens
Urban gardeners are letting hens range free in their own backyards.
Times Colonist
April 1, 2010 - Chickens may soon be welcome in Calgary coops.
The city drops all charges against anyone who raises chickens in the city in favour of a pilot project.
CTV Calgary- Chickens may soon be welcome in Calgary coops - CTV News.pdf
March 25, 2010 - Chicken charges chucked
Calgary Sun
Chicken charges chucked | Calgary & Alberta | News | Calgary Sun.pdf
March 25, 2010 - Backyard chicken crusader wins bylaw fight.
The city of Calgary drops charges for backyard hen-raising.
CBC News
CBC News - Calgary - Backyard chicken crusader wins bylaw fight.pdf
March 24, 2010 - Letter from City of Calgary dropping charges against Paul Hughes.
March 12, 2010 - The Backyard Chicken Debate
CBC News - Consumer Life - The backyard chicken debate.pdf
March 12, 2010 - Urban Barnyard: Should Chickens Live Among Us?
cbc.ca
Urban barnyard: Should chickens live among us.pdf
March 2010 - Pecks in the City.
Fascination with urban chickens.
L.A. Times
Pecks in the City - LA Times Magazine.pdf
February 18, 2010 - Backyard Poultry Fight. The Calgary Liberated Urban Chicken Klub (CLUCK) gets ready to fight City Hall.
Backyard Poultry Fight - Canadian Poultry Magazine.pdf
February 6, 2010 - Road-Crossing Chickens seized by Animal Control in Victoria. Times Colonist.
Jack Knox: Road-crossing chickens in hot water.pdf
January 26, 2010 - “Contraband Chickens Invade Canada.”
Contraband Chickens Invade Canada - The Atlantic Food Channel.pdf
October 6, 2006 - “Calgary woman fights for right to raise chickens.” A mother of three is taking the City of Calgary to court over the right to have chickens.
Calgary woman fights for right to raise chickens.pdf
August 19, 2009 -”Chicken underground’ emerges in Indiana.” - Residents lobby Lafayette City Council to allow them to keep pet chickens at their homes in historic Highland Park neighbourhood.
'Chicken underground' emerges in Indiana | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star.pdf
July 22, 2009 - “Cooped up: A woman is in hiding as she fights for Torontonians right to keep chickens in their backyard.”
Toronto Life Magazine
July 31, 2009 - “Bicycle-riding rooster may be evited from home.”
The Associated Press, Miami, FL.
Bicycle-riding rooster may be evicted from home - OrlandoSentinel.com.pdf
June 30, 2009 - “Majority on Council back chicken law.” Looks like Buffalo has beat us to it - 6 out of 9 city councillors have gone on record as backyard chicken supporters.
Majority on Council back chicken law.pdf
June 25,2009 - “Plan hatching to allow coops.”
June 17, 2009 - “Backyard chickens? Toronto thinking it over.”
June 17, 2009 - “Coming Soon To A Backyard Near
You: Chicken Coops?”
CityNews.ca - Toronto's News_ Coming Soon To A Backyard Near You_ Chicken Coops.pdf
June 17, 2009 - “Toronto Chicken buck-buck-bucking for
change .”
TheStar.com - GTA - Toronto Chicken buck-buck-bucking for change.pdf
June, 2009 - “Home fresh eggs: How to raise chickens in your backyard.”
Canadian Living _ Life _ Green Living _ Home fresh eggs_ How to raise chickens in your backyard.pdf
April, 2009 - “Raising Chickens at Home.” One family’s adventures in local eating and animal husbandry.
April, 2009 - “Hatching a new hen bylaw.” Backyard chickens are the humane way to produce eggs.”
April 7, 2009 - “Waterloo Outlaws Backyard Chickens.” In a surprising backward move, Waterloo City Council votes 4 to 4, resulting in the outlawing of backyard chickens, at a time when the rest of North America is systematically legalizing them, without problems.
TheRecord.com - Waterloo outlaws backyard chickens.pdf
March 29, 2009 - “Urban Chickens.” CBC News Sunday. Check out the outpouring of support for backyard chickens in Toronto.
March 11, 2009 - “Ruffled feathers: the debate over backyard chicken coops.”
The current recession also provides a thrifty new argument for keeping a few hens kicking and scratching out back.
CBC News Food Bytes
Food Bytes_ Ruffled feathers_ the debate over backyard chicken coops.pdf
March 11, 2009 - “Chicken coop for the soul.” Vancouver city council delights aficionados by approving plan to allow urban hen houses, but ruffles feathers of poultry association
globeandmail.com_ Chicken coop for the soul.pdf
March 6, 2009 - “Vancouver hatches plan for backyard chickens.” CBC News.
Vancouver hatches plan for backyard chickens”.pdf
March 6, 2009 - “Vancouver latest municipality to allow chickens.” Vancouver Sun. Motion passed unanimously to allow backyard chickens in Vancouver, B.C. Rationale includes food security and environment.
Vancouver latest municipality to allow urban chickens.pdf
February 28, 2009 - “Vancouverites squawk over chicken bylaw.” Motion to legalize chickens in Vancouver to be discussed on 3/3/2009.
Vancouverites squawk over chicken bylaw.pdf
February 8, 2009 - “Chickens now legal in Gulfport; henpecked council relents.”
“Backyard chickens are a "huge movement going throughout the country,'' said council member Michele King.”
Chickens now legal in Gulfport.pdf
February 2, 2009 - “Cleveland Council approves urban farming, teardown of foreclosed homes.” Backyard chickens now legal in Cleveland, OH. “Councilman Joe Cimperman, who sponsored the ordinance, said urban farming is a growing trend.”
Cleveland Council approves urban farming, teardown of foreclosed homes - Metro - cleveland.com.pdf
January 14, 2009 - “Fowl moves in Burnsville: Chickens lose outlaw status.” Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN. Burnsville, MN has legalized backyard chickens - up to 4 hens.
“Fowl moves in Burnsville_ Chickens lose outlaw status”.pdf
December 28, 2008 - “Seeking a political coop.” Ottawa Citizen. The urban chicken movement is gaining popularity.
Seeking a political coop - Ottawa Citizen.pdf
December 21, 2008 - “City Chicken, Get Ready for the Rural Revolution.” Free Times - Ohio’s Premier News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly. Cleveland City Council to consider legalizing backyard chickens.
The Cleveland Free Times __ Cover __ City Chicken.pdf
December 19, 2008 - “And a Chicken in Every Yard.” Taste T.O. The role of chickens in an integrated local food system. Torontonians working towards legalizing backyard chickens.
Taste T.O. - Food & Drink In Toronto » And a Chicken in Every Yard.pdf
December 6, 2008 - “Chickens as pets: city living with a farm feel.” L.A. Times. Chickens add one more element to green living in urban surroundings.
Los Angeles Times_ Chickens as pets_ city living with a farm feel.pdf
November 17, 2008 - “The New Coop de Ville.” Newsweek - The craze for urban poultry farming. Backyard chickens are becoming popular across the U.S. Recently legalized in Missoula, Montana, South Portland, Maine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Ft. Collins, Colorado
The New Coop de Ville | Nov.21, 2008 Newsweek.com.pdf
October 24, 2008 - “The urban farmer’s almanac.” The National Post. City farming is an idea that’s exploding (Toronto Food Policy Council).
The urban farmer’s almanac.pdf
October 24, 2008 - “Let’s hear it for the girls.” The National Post Magazine. Hamilton family loses hen.
Let's hear it for the Girls!.pdf
Fall 2008 - “Bringing the barnyard to the backyard.” Spacing Magazine. The role of chickens in controlling the food we eat.
Toronto_chickens_spacing08.pdf
Fall 2008 - “New Toronto Green Community Members Squawk for Equal Rights.” Toronto Green Community Fall Newsletter.
October 6, 2008 - “City Dwellers Flock to Raising Chickens.” Worldwatch Institute. The backyard chicken movement spreads. The Buy Local Mascot.
public health officials argue that homegrown poultry are not a disease threat
U.S. City Dwellers Flock to Raising Chickens | Worldwatch Institute.pdf
September 24, 2008 - “Wake Forest approves household chickens.”
September 10, 2008 - “Ann Arbor residents aren't rushing to bring chickens home to roost.” The Ann Arbor News. Ann Arbor, MI legalizes backyard chickens. According to the Councillor who spearheaded the project - "It was because the policy to criminalize people who want to raise their own food is a bad policy,"
Ann Arbor residents aren't rushing to bring chickens home to roost .pdf
August 2008 - “Chicken bylaw challenged by Forest Hill woman.” The Village Post.
August 25, 2008 - Chickens now legal in Duluth, MN.
Duluth City Council Meeting Agenda - 8_25_2008.pdf
August 21, 2008 - “A chicken in every yard? Why not?” The Herald. Chickens suffer from a PR problem. A few cared-for hens are cleaner and quieter than one big dog or the three neighbor cats that poop in the flower beds. Plus you get eggs.
HeraldNet_ A chicken in every yard.pdf
August 7, 2008 - “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.” The Healthy Butcher, Toronto’s leader in quality organic meat, supports the ultimate in local food - backyard-produced fresh eggs.
Live to Eat - The Healthy Butcher's Monthly Newsletter.pdf
July 23, 2008 - “Toronto Chicken Gains Allies.” The National Post. A visit from National Post reporter Brianna Goldberg. Brianna describes Toronto Chicken’s set-up. Despite Animal Control’s concern about smell, “there is no unpleasant odour or disarray of any kind.”
'Toronto Chicken' gains allies.pdf
July 16, 2008 - “Councillor throws support behind backyard hens.” The National Post. Joe Mihevc, Toronto Chicken’s local city Councillor, comes to the rescue and leads the process to legalize backyard chickens in Toronto.
Councillor throws support behind backyard hens.pdf
July 7, 2008 - “A Chicken in Every Backyard.” Edible Toronto Magazine supports backyard chickens. A stunning publication devoted to the celebration of local food.
June 18, 2008 - “Hens get free range.” Victoria News. Esquimalt, B.C. now allows residents to keep up to 4 hens per household. “After visiting several owners of the birds, Esquimalt's director of development services Barbara Snyder said if kept correctly she had no concern about noise or smell.”
June 17, 2008 - “The Chicken Dance.” Taste T.O. The Toronto food blogging community shows its support for backyard chickens.
June 11, 2008 - “Will the sky fall for these little chickens?” The Town Crier. A positive article on the changing climate for backyard chickens. Local Councillor Joe Mihevc - “On the other side, yes we should start to look at conditions of which (flexibility) might be possible.”
June 10, 2008- “Waterloo resident puts chickens in the coop.” The Record. Waterloo resident decides to go ahead and raise backyard chickens while Waterloo City Council reviews the bylaw request.
TheRecord.com - Waterloo resident puts chickens in the coop.pdf
June 8, 2008 - “Backyard chickens approved for Ann Arbor.” Residents could have up to 4 hens.
www.michigandaily.com_print_27667.pdf
May 4, 2008 - “Poultry in motion: Chickens adopting urban lifestyle.” The Toronto Star. Rethinking the urban chicken in Toronto, Canada. Reporter Leslie Scrivener explains the current state of the nation and examines how the urban chicken could fit into Toronto’s future.
TheStar.com - GTA - Poultry in motion_ Chickens adopting urban lifestyle.pdf
April 8, 2008 - “Residents flock to backyard chicken coops.” The Record. The Waterloo Hen Association asks Waterloo to pass a bylaw that would permit small-scale urban chicken farming.
TheRecord.com - Residents flock to backyard chicken coops.pdf
March 31, 2008 - “Hatching Plans for Urban Egg Producers.” farmstart.ca. Thoughts on urban livestock.
March 13, 2008 - “Halifax family runs afoul of poultry police.” Canada.com. A Halifax family plans to file an appeal after being issued a fine and ordered to remove a rooster and 13 chickens from their property. Halifax chickens.pdf
September 19, 2007 - “City dwellers who raise chickens are springing up around the country.” The New York Times.
A Chicken on Every Plot, a Coop in Every Backyard - New York Times.pdf
September 7, 2007 - “South Portland allows chickens, with restrictions.”
South Portland allows chickens, with restrictions | Portland Press Herald.pdf
September 3, 2007 - “Eating the fruits of the five boroughs.” The New Yorker.
Chickens and Localism
Annals of Agriculture_ The New Yorker.pdf
