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Chicken farmers

Hen-apalooza: Chicago’s 1st annual Chicken Coop Tour

by Lori Rotenberk October 3, 2010 Chicken farmers
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Whether you’re already raising chickens or pondering keeping a backyard coop and have questions, think Hen-apalooza. What? Hen-apalooza, the first annual Chicagoland Chicken Coop Tour debuting on Sunday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. To 3 p.m., bringing you beak-to-beak with 15 backyard coops as well as their owners. Founded by the Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts Google [...]

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Evanston City Council passes hen ordinance, 6-3

by Lori Rotenberk September 28, 2010 Chicken farmers
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By Lori Rotenberk, Seeding Chicago Raising chickens is now legal in Evanston, a move that makes it one of the many cities nationally that have passed laws allowing residents to keep hens. Before a 6-3 vote by the Evanston City Council in favor of the ordinance, local alderman approved additional amendments that include a $50 [...]

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Backyard chicken enthusiasts unite to make chicken farming legal in Evanston

by Lori Rotenberk September 12, 2010 Chicken farmers
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By Lori Rotenberk Seeding Chicago staff They rise early, keep a low-profile and give tours at dusk. Some are professors and others laborers but all share a common stubbornness: “We’re keeping them whether it’s legal or not,” they say, referring to the chickens they keep in their back yards. Proponents of the urban farm movement, [...]

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