Here are some quick links for the week: Disappointingly, the Salem City Council rejected ordinances that would have allowed chickens within city limits. I wonder if the opponents of the plan have ever actually visited any normal backyard chicken coops. Their arguments seem to be based heavily on fear-mongering. Wine Country Thanksgiving –More than...
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This week I got my second delivery from Noris Dairy, and I’m a happy customer! I’m combining orders with a friend who stops by my house after work to pick up her items from the cooler on my front porch. We did this to more easily reach the $18 minimum purchase amount, and it...
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The Gazette Times ran a story about city chickens on October 4th and quoted my husband and me. There were photos – including one of my husband feeding our hens — in the paper version but they unfortunately did not make it into the online version. Talking about being newbie chicken-raisers is enjoyable, but...
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Yesterday I read this article from AFP entitled “Americans turn to backyard chickens for food security“. It was a good article, talking about how the sale of chicks is up in Idaho and Washington states, as well as Oregon. It touched on the misconception that raising chickens for the eggs is going to be...
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