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
Babysitters for backyard chickens - CNN Money, July 23.2010
City slickers cuckoo for backyard chickens - CNN, Aug. 23, 2010
NATIONAL COVERAGE OF CITY
Salem: A Chicken Case-Study - Paper by Willamette University law student, Joseph Lucas, 2011.
Chickens Magazine: Salem Chick Trials - Spring 2011
Food Safety News: Why Backyard Chickens Matter - Apr. 12, 2010
Grit Magazine - Guide to Backyard Chickens - Feb. 2010
Grit Magazine, The Daily Commute Chicken Blog - Jan. 26. 2010
The Chicken Whisperer (National Radio Program) - Dec. 18, 2009
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Think Out Loud - Nov. 3, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (Blog) - Sept. 11, 2009
Associated Press - Aug. 24, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (Front Page) - July 15, 2009
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
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
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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