I had an interview a week ago and am glad to see that BYC got some good press!!
A few excerpts:
"There's definitely a growing movement," says 33-year-old Rob Ludlow, the Bay Area operator of BackyardChickens.com and the owner of five chickens of his own. "A lot of people really do call it an addiction. Chickens are fun, they have a lot of personality. I think people are starting to see that they're really easy petsand they actually produce something in return."
BackyardChickens.com logs some 6 million page views each month and has some 18,000 members in its forum, where community members share colorful stories (giving a chicken CPR), photos (from a California chicken show), even look to each other for comfort. "I am worried that non-BYC people won't understand why a 34-year-old woman would cry over a $7 chicken," writes a Stockton, N.J., woman, whose chicken was killed by a hawk.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/168740
BTW, only 18,000 members? That was SOOOOO last month!
Rob - Married to my wife Emily for 12 years and have two daughters, 9 and 6. Home to four hens
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Rob - Married to my wife Emily for 12 years and have two daughters, 9 and 6. Home to four hens
Nifty-Stuff.com | TheEasyGarden.com | SufficientSelf.com | BackYardHerds.com
Upgrade to a Golden Feather Membership - Check Out BYC on Facebook
Having Technical Problems? See here!
