Chickens in the City: A Backyard Revolution
OCTOBER 23, 2009 FRIDAY AT 3PM CT

 
 
The return of the chicken to American backyards is now no longer an uncertainty. Since the chicken disappeared from urban American settlements half a century ago, city dwellers all over the nation are now re-discovering the advantages and challenges of keeping their own flock in their backyards. What is it about the chicken that makes it the urban bird of the moment?

Guest
  • Susan Orlean, writer
  • Dennis Harrison-Noonan, chicken owner in Madison
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