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http://www.motherearthnews.com/do-it-yourself/how-to-build-a-chicken-coop-zm0z11zhun.aspx The "house" section is made from coruggated plastic panels-seems flimsy!

Can I ask for your help? The Westerville Chickens Keepers Society is trying to make our city council change it's mind about chickens. We are a small group of prochicken people trying to make hens legal in a suburb of Central Ohio. The whole idea of city chickens seems a bit odd to many of our...

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/30/suburbanites-want-place-for-their-chickens-to-roost.html A good article, and the comments posted afterwards are astonishing!

What a day! This afternoon my daughter and I met some fellow chicken people right here in our little suburb . It was great to sit and see the birds going about their business, doing what they do, and most importantly, not bothering the neighbors in any way. That was the great part of the day...

Considering how this could have turned out, I think it went well... http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/westerville/stories/2011/04/20/resident-lobbying-to-legalize-chicken-keeping-in-city.html

I wrote this up as quick to read hand out that answers many anti-chicken people's main objections. I'd like to hear your thoughts. What Would The Neighbors Say? Aren’t Chickens Noisy? Only sometimes, and not very much. Let’s be clear we are talking about small groups of female chickens...

I just spoke to a reporter from the This Week Westerville newspaper. I had sent a press release about the upcoming organizational meeting for W.A.C.K.S. and she was very interested. We spoke for about 45 minutes, and she seemed informed on the issue, we'll see how it turns out in print. She says...

Here's the press release I sent to local papers: I have already heard from a reporter from our big daily, asking to be kept up to date on what happens with the group. For Immeadiate Release: Newly forming group wants to spread the message: Chickens are great neighbors! Seeks to make pet...

Seems like several Ebay sellers have this up for auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Wood-Chicken-Coop-Poultry-Hen-House-Rabbit-Hutch-/310300288393?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item483f56a589#shId It looks just like the one Mypetchicken.com calls the Foursquare...

I had posted another thread about how many bantams might fit in a given sized coop n' run. Many folks commented that just becasue banties are physically smaller, that does not mean they are not active-quite the reverse. Had I had one of those flasehes of inspiration this morning that seems to...

Since I need to go small, I'm going to embrace the small and go with bantams. A 3 x 3 house will have 9 square feet, with 20 square feet in the secure attahed run. This ought to be good for 5 bantam, right?

http://www.cottagekits.com/citycoops/ can you tell I've been shopping? This looks sturdy, but a bit small, and I would want to replace that chicken wire with real mesh. Anyone familiar with these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-Rabbit-Hutch-Chicken-Coop-Guinea-Pig-Grande_W0QQitemZ180645477636QQcategoryZ121854QQcmdZViewItem Looks good, probably even better with a two tone paint job to match the house. But does it look abit flimsy? I have nbot been able to find out anything about this...

I was at a workshop my local library put on-all about backyard chickens. Before teh speaker began his presentation, a library staff member read an email sent by the city government, stating in no uncertain terms that chickens are illegal within city limits! There were about 30 people at the...

Anyone process chickens like they were rabbits-skin instead of pluck?

It has been close to four years since I first considered getting chickens. I have not done because of many of factors, some of the biggest being that I never thought I could get a coop and run built that would be small enough to fit the yard, escape the neighbor's notice and still be good for...

It looks like just what we need-has anyone ever seen one up close? http://www.greenchickencoop.com/Our_Coops.html

I am thinking about a very small hen house with attached run. I am planning this to look alot like a tractor and work the same way, staying ontop of the vegetable patch over the winter and moving around the backyard in good weather. The run will be 3 feet by 8 feet, and the max occupancy will be...

This article about a homing pigeon keeper who may lose his birds appeared on the front page of our paper today. I've attached the text below-or cut and paste this link to see the article with...

A neat item at amail order catalog put out by Public Broadcasting http://www.thewirelesscatalog.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?randomizer=314566944&action=detail&item=VE6152 :