We started an Urban Chickens Google Map back in April (see right side bar or click here for the map).

Only 8 people have mapped their urban flock over the past few months, and we would like to see a lot more than that. So...we are having an Urban Chicken Google map challenge! The challenge is to have 100 flocks mapped by the 1st of August. We would also like to see some flocks mapped from outside of the US.  read more »

The Chicken Keeping 101 Class, held on May 10th, was very successful with almost 20 people in attendance. It was a wonderful crowd, and the New Mexico spring winds also blew in for a visit.

For this class we covered the basics of chicken keeping and habitat choices, and we also performed a wing clipping demo. The best part of the class however was answering lots of questions from soon to be chicken keepers.  read more »

My friend Anna up in Denver sent me a link to a news story/video clip on a chicken keeping class that was just held in Denver. The class was popular as 50 people had showed up for the 30 slots offered. Chicken keeping classes are really gaining in popularity!  read more »

I am taking a land use and zoning class this semester for graduate school- and of course my semester research project is on urban chicken ordinances.

I wanted to include some quotes from urban chicken keepers- quotes about how keeping chickens benefits your quality of life, why you do it, etc. It will help to bring more of a personal side to the paper, rather than it just being a technical paper.

On the same token, I am also looking for quotes from people who oppose urban chickens, as I will be presenting both sides in my paper.  read more »