Any City Slickers???

[Davaroo]

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Well if you recall a few weeks ago, there was a request for anyone who wanted to be interviewed for NPR's "The Story" about Back Yard Chickens.
It seems it is growing in popularity (imagine!) and came to their attention. So they wanted to do a show on it.
I responded that I wouldnt mind running my mouth - er, being "inteviewed" on a nationwide radio program heard by millions.
They called, we talked a few times and I was selected along with what I think were some others. I went to a radio station, sat in a booth and talked with Dick Gordon, host of The Story.
I dont know when it is going to air, as its still in editing. If it airs at all. I might have scared them....
You can check out The Story at thestory.org

Did they say they would contact you with an airing date, Dave?

This sounds like it would be interesting to listen too.

-Kim

Yes, Kim they did. I've already sent them pics of yours truly and the Super Chicks to include on the website, so it's a go. The interview was FRI, so it's awaiting post production.
Probably be a few weeks.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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Did they say they would contact you with an airing date, Dave?

This sounds like it would be interesting to listen too.

-Kim

Yes, Kim they did. I've already sent them pics of yours truly and the Super Chicks to include on the website, so it's a go. The interview was FRI, so it's awaiting post production.
Probably be a few weeks.

Cool.

-Kim

 

[chiknlady]

We are here we are here we are here!!!!

That's great--cause my family thinks I'm crazy. I was born and raised in a city--but I have always been a country girl at heart. I had my first urban garden at age 9 after returning from a trip to visit relatives in Sandersville GA (shout out to GA from PA) I live in a small town considered a suburb of Philadelphia. When I first moved here there was a farm up the road and it has become 300 town homes and singles. Apparently there is an age split with acceptance of the flock. I can win over the young and the not so young--but those folks in the middle think this is going to be the thing that'll kill their property value( go figure). I plan on putting in a 6 foot fence along the sides and keep hoping one day I will make the full transition and move out further. In the mean time --there's no law saying I can't so I keep watching and waiting for any official reaction...Apparently almost every household had chickens just a couple of decades ago--I don't think we are doing anything too radical--I just think we are feeling the pull of the natural order of things.
I am so amazed and inspired by what the family in Pathtofreedom.com are doing--and they have a regular city lot--like 1/10th an acre. I also think it is morally and ethically right to be attached to being a good steward of the earth and gardening and farming brings a whole new appreciation of the green life. I am thinking about alt power and solar heating etc--but on that front I don't even know enough to be dangerous...

Peace and blessings to you and yours,
Eleanor

 

[fullhouse]

We are in the same county as Detroit, so high population area. 60x240 lot, tiny house, 5 fruit trees, big garden, no front yard (all flowers + a sidewalk), grapes, strawberries, and blueberries, and lots of chickens! We back up to the elementary school and get lots of looks from moms spying chickens in the yard

We don't have a garage so that we can have play space (5 kids) and garden space. Chickens are legal here, no limits.

 

[littlepeddler]

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[GinaNY]

I've learned a lot reading here - I live in NY in a suburb outside of NYC, and years ago someone decided we couldn't have 'livestock' but there are pigeon coups and rabbit hutches (for food), so I'm fighting them. I had no idea that where you are, which I consider farmland, you hve such a hard time.

 

[littlepeddler]

I live in the city and trying to have chickens.
They city ordinance says I have to half at least 1/2 for chickens, It a shame a person can have big dogs that bark like crazy when a child or some one10 walks down the road but a chicken that puts food on your table and kills bugs has to have more room than ever. So stupid. I think I am up for a challenge to get it changed.

 

[cyanne]

We live in the 'burbs of Austin, TX and have our own 'illicit' chickens. Right now we are overrun because a local chicken person recommended that even if we buy chicks that are sexed as pullets, we should buy 3 to 5 for each 1 that we want to keep (to compensate for the surprise roosters).

So I currently have 53 candidates in consideration for my flock. Of course, we are finding that each and every one has a unique and fascinating personality, so it might be harder to whittle down that number than we thought!

We've also had a backyard vegetable garden for years , plus a greenhouse, herbs, and compost bins. This year we also bought a 330 gallon water tank and plan to install a rain collection system on our roof to water our plants.

 

[chiknlady]

Cyanne

Can I ask where you purchased your water tank??

 

[cyanne]

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I found it on Craigslist in the Farm & Garden section. A guy in Fredricksberg had them for $100 each. They are heavy plastic tanks with a metal framework around them for support. I've seen several similar listings, though usually they run around $120 - $140.

Make sure you get one that was used for non-toxic materials and has been steam cleaned so it's safe. The one I bought has a large opening on top with a screw-on cap that you can run a gutter downspout into and they have a spout near the bottom on one side that a spigot can be attached to for a water hose. The guy said that the water pressure when the tank is full is generally plenty for watering plants, but you can also use a small pump like they use for an RV water tank.