Comments about ‘Urban chicken movement garnering followers’

Backyard chickens will be coming back in a big way and the reason is simply growing numbers of newly poor suburbanites in search of cheap protein.

We are not in a temporary economic dip, we are at the beginning of of a permanent change in the way we live in this country.

"But Councilman John Weber, 77, said he has seen the city grow out of farmland and sees no reason to go back."
What is wrong with keeping the past? One of our problems is that people are forgetting their roots and where their food comes from. I feel the world would be a better place if everyone raised at least a little of their food.
Chicken are less of a mess than cats or dogs and certainly cause less damage. They make great pets and how many pets give you some food in return. Chickens also eat a lot of bugs to include grub in your gardens and lawn. They spot bugs you will never see and cut down on the need to use chemical insecticides. In the process they fertilize while they graze.
I am happy cities are again allowing animals like chickens. When I grew up in California we had chickens, horses, and other animals and we lived in the city.