Pat Foreman and Lisa Dearden teach classes and hold workshops, and are starting something called Coop Corps America that will provide chicken coops for residents who need help starting their backyard flocks, reports Bill Lohmann for the Times-Dispatch. Foreman told Lohmann, "The chicken movement hasn’t even begun to crest. Every single community and town is talking about chickens. It’s really gone nationwide.” She said chickens eat insects and create rich compost. Also, she said concerns about odors, loud noise, and disease are not as big as most people think. (Read more)
That's so cool, like a coop within a coop to keep them safe. I've wondered if we had a chicken coops how we'd protect them. We have coyote, big hawks, foxes, etc. and we're in Chicago suburbs! This is a beautiful and practical idea. And those ladies, so fluffy and pretty. I'd want a chair in there too and sit and cuddle with them
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