News
Newport Beach squawks about man's chicken flock - LA Times, Jan. 2 2012

Homes for hens - National Geographic, Aug. 2011

USDA 2010 Poultry Study - USDA Surveys backyard chicken owners in 4 major U.S. cities

Chicken vanishes, heartbreak ensues - New York Times, Feb. 2, 2011

City backyards become homes to chickens and their eggs - ABC Nightly News, Sept. 22, 2010

Poultry industry falsely claims "Humanely Raised" - AWI Quarterly, Summer 2010

Backyard chickens, bees cutting edge of growing local food movement - Salt Lake City, July 28, 2010

Raising Poultry Stylish in Orange County - Orange Coast Magazine, Apr. 2010

The It Bird - The New Yorker, Sep. 28, 2009

Facing the Zoning Monster - The Chatelaine's Keys, Feb. 12, 2009

Hen Lovers in D.C. fight neighbors to collect fresh eggs - Business Week, Jan. 16, 2010

A flock of one's own - Psychology Today magazine, Jan/Feb 2010

Non-profit teaches residents in Oakland how to build chicken tractors - Oakland Tribune, Jan. 6 2010

Chickens come home to roost in backyards around the USA - USA Today, Nov. 10, 2009

Person in chicken costume interrupts council meeting - Durango Herald, Nov. 19, 2009

Backyard coops make chicks chic - NPR, May 21, 2009

Chickens in the backyard - CNN video clip, May 16, 2009

Owning chickens: Outlaws for a good cause - Mother Earth News, Nov. 9, 2009

Why a Surrey woman has run a-fowl of the law – CTV, British Columbia, Oct. 1, 2009

Urban right-to-farm laws - Casaubon's book, Oct. 1, 2009 

Hip chicks sell out as urbanites flock to buy - Oregon Business Magazine, May 2009

Backyard chickens: Is the trend real or fake? - Sunset Magazine, May 15, 2009

Smaller flocks found at lower risk from bird flu - Humane Society of United States

More central coast residents are raising chickens - San Luis Obispo Tribune, Oct. 10, 2009

Urban-chicken policies pecking at governments' doors - Salt Lake City Tribune, March 19, 2009

Missoula in the year of the chicken - Missoula notebook, Dec. 18, 2008

U.S. city dwellers flock to raising chickens - WorldWatch Institute, Oct. 6, 2008

Envisioning the end of 'Don't cluck, don't tell' - New York Times, Apr. 29, 2009

No dumb clucks here - West Linn Tidings, Jan. 29, 2009

In Portland, chickens are old hat - Associated Press, Aug. 24, 2008

The New Coop de Ville - Newsweek, Nov. 17, 2008

Cheep Chic - Parade magazine, Nov. 14, 2010

Eggs provide necessary nutrients - Statesman Journal, March 5, 2009

Meet real free-range eggs - Mother Earth News, Oct/Nov 2007

Why eggs are safer in Europe - Reuters, Aug. 27, 2010

Antibiotics in animal feed - Associated Press, Dec. 29, 2009

Polluting pets - AFP, Dec. 20, 2009

Chicken tractors let you move hens around yard - Statesman Journal, Mar. 13, 2009

Chicks help kids learn to read - Statesman Journal, Apr. 21, 2010 (watch video)

Babysitters for backyard chickens - CNN Money, July 23.2010

City slickers cuckoo for backyard chickens - CNN, Aug. 23, 2010

Looking for news articles to help build your case?  Start with the list below. Also check out national and local coverage of our efforts here in Oregon's capital city.
LOCAL COVERAGE OF CITY

Locals relish chance to raise chickens - Sept. 7, 2011

Update on Salem's chicken population - Aug. 23, 2011

Where Salem chickens come home to roost - Jun. 14, 2011

It's HIP to be a CHICK - Apr. 6, 2011

This priest's pets are chickens - Mar. 29, 2011

Give chickens a chance, group pleads - Feb. 4, 2011

After big flap, city sees no rush on chicken permits - Jan. 29, 2011

Urban chickens in Salem - Living Culture Video - Jan. 2011

Low-income families will receive assistance building coops and runs - Nov. 10, 2010

The chicken liberation movement achieves victory - Oct. 6, 2010

Council OKs allowing hens in backyards - Sept. 28, 2010

A victory for Chickens In The Yard - Sept. 22, 2010

City to debate tonight lifting ban on hens - Sept. 20, 2010

Chicken Ordinance gets Public Hearing - Aug. 25, 2010

Council again to consider hens in yards - July 13, 2010

City of Salem moves forward on chicken ordinance - June 3, 2010

Chicken Revival: City-dwelling poultry lovers have created a growing market - Apr. 18, 2010

Council Must Revisit Chicken Issue - Mar. 17, 2010

"The Chicken Revolution" Movie featured in Film Festival - Feb. 25, 2010

Council rejects plan for city hens - Oct. 27, 2009 

Council seeks ways to allow chickens in city yards  - Sept. 15, 2009

Chickens-in-the-city debate continues - June 27, 2009

Council members address chickens, budget issues - June 22, 2009

Chicken proponents debate lot size limit - May 27, 2009

Council to reconsider hens in city - May 11, 2009

Salem's chicken dance - March 31, 2009

Back to basics - March 27, 2009

Salem's chicken ban faces debate - March 2, 2009

Backyard bonanza - Jan. 23, 2009

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