Welcome to Urban Chickens!
"Dedicated to promoting backyard chickens in urban residential landscapes"
Some features of our website include:
- Information about this site
- The benefits of keeping chickens
- Chicken coop and chicken care pages
- The Urban Chickens blog and forum
- Information on chicken ordinances and laws
- A wonderful resources listing, and FAQ page
- The urban chickens Google map
- and much, much more!
All of the above features and more can be accessed from the drop down menus at the top of this page.
We've just hatched!
Urban Chickens is based out of Albuquerque, NM, but we support chicken keepers in all urban environments across the US and abroad. We are a volunteer operation, so be patient as we add new content and improve the site.
Chicken keeping in the news!
Urban chicken keeping is a hot news topic! For information on the backyard chicken keeping movement, check out the the articles below:
- Chickens Given Roost in Urban Backyards
- City Well Suited for Urban Chickens
- US City Dwellers Flock to Raising Chickens
- Urban Chickens Ruling the Roost
- Urban Farms Bring Agriculture into Cities
- Eating Locally: Backyard Chickens
- Eight Benefits of Raising Backyard Chickens
- City Slickers Raise Chickens as Economy Tightens
