Chicken keeper Martha, of the New Green Blog, was featured on Niteline News a few days ago.  She has three hens that live in an Eglu in her Brooklyn backyard. It's a great news piece, and Martha cooks up some fresh eggs that the reporter then proceeds to eat!

Watch the video online.

Josh Elliott, a photographer from Portland, Oregon, has a new photo blog called Three Chicks a Day. Through daily photographs, he chronicles how his baby chicks grow up to big chickens.   read more »

Just over one year ago, the urbanchickens.org website was officially launched!   Here are some quick facts from year 1:

• We've had over 63,000 hits on our homepage
• We have over 700 members with profiles, and many more guests who have used our site this year
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This week in chicken news..  read more »

• Chickens, and bees, may soon be legalized in Asheville, NC.
• Making ends meet during the great depression often involved keeping chickens.

The White House has been in the news lately, stirring excitement among gardeners and beekeepers worldwide.   On the first day of spring, the First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground for a 1,100 square foot fruit and vegetable garden on the south lawn of the White House.  She was assisted by a group of local 5th graders, which highlights her interest in food and nutrition education.  Also, it was recently announced that the White House now has it's first bee hive, which will help to pollinate the garden and highlight the important role of pollinators in food production.   read more »

I'm back from a great vacation to the Pacific NW, so it's time for me to catch up on emails and the latest in chicken keeping news.

I received an email from the folks over at Tarazod Films, the creators of the Mad City Chickens documentary. They announced that the documentary is now available for purchase on their website!    read more »

Many chicken keepers swear by diatomaceous earth (DE), as it provides a variety of positive benefits for both your flock and your household.  Our flock has benefited from DE, and it has helped cut down the cockroach population in our house and yard.  

Food grade diatomaceous earth:  read more »

We have 4 hens, but about a month ago I heard a poor excuse for a crow coming from the coop. Is there a 5th bird, a rooster that I missed somehow? Was I dreaming this?

No, its just one of my very male-like hens trying to...umm...be more male?  read more »

A recent study shows that feeding hops to chickens could prevent pathogenic bacteria from taking over in your chicken's gut. Apparently the bitter acid Lupulone, which is found in hops flowers, shows to be a viable option to antibiotic treatment for chickens.

From Grit.com:  read more »

Mark found a really great post over on BoingBoing about roosters that have unusually long crows. The video post is short and worth watching. Follow this link.

Does anyone out there have one of these long crowing breeds? They are pretty unique.