This is Catherine, author of the article, and I 've got no relation to the pricem who posted the link (though my mother's name is mary, so at first that caused a little bit of confusion). But regardless, whoever you are, oh eponymous chicken owner, thanks for posting a link to the article. I'm...
Dear chicken people,
A few months ago I asked Backyard Chickens' community for help on an article I was writing for the New York Times' dining section about backyard chickens. I'm thrilled to announce that it's finally out, and wanted to thank everyone who wrote back to me and told me about...
Dear chicken people,
A few months ago I asked Backyard Chickens' community for help on an article I was writing for the New York Times' dining section about backyard chickens. I'm thrilled to announce that it's finally out (in Wednesday's dining section), and wanted to thank everyone who wrote...
Someone told me yesterday that if a hen gets sick, her ovaries can turn into testes and she can actually *become* a rooster (i.e. grow a comb, start crowing, and gain the ability to fertilize eggs). Is this true? If so, what causes it? And how often does it happen?
Thanks for the tip -- I've heard of the madcitychickens folks, and they do indeed sound like a great source.
Anyone else out there have any suggestions/personal anecdotes? (Please don't be shy!) I'm interested in speaking to all sorts of chicken keepers and would love to hear from you. (Thanks...
Hi --
I'm trying to get in touch with chicken keepers in the Oakland/Berkeley/SF area (and other cities around the country) to talk about the world of urban poultry for an article I'm working on for the New York Times. I'm particularly interested in:
-meeting very enthusiastic urban chicken...