Say hello to Chicken Dolly, Strawberry Sally, and Blackbird — My City Chickens. Dolly is an Ameraucana/ Easter Egger who lays blue-green eggs, Sally is a Rhode Island Red and Blackbird is grand Black Australorp with feathers that glisten greenly in the sun.
Are you surprised? Perhaps you’ve missed the latest craze of urban farming and backyard chickens–St. Paul hasn’t. We’ve got well-defined chicken-keeping laws and the best poultry supply store in town. If you’re curious about raising your own compost-producing beauties, take a class at Eggplant Urban Farm Supply or simply stop in later this week to pet a fluffy little chick.
For a glimpse city chickens in the winter, visit TheDailyChicken.org or cluck with the girls on Twitter. They occasionally star in the photos of local photographer and realtor, Teresa Boardman. Her pictures are always better than mine, but I’m learning a lot taking photos everyday for Project 365.
- Raising Chickens in the City: Eggs as Close as Your Back Yard The Mix.coop
- The ABCs of Raising Urban Chickens HeavyTable.com
- Twin Cities: Backyard chickens welcome, Watchdog says, as long as owners follow rules The Pioneer Press
The Ultimate Chicken Store: Eggplant Urban Farm Supply
February 26:Chicken and Flower Mashup for Project 365 with @tboard for #TheDailychicken twitter.com/Saralitta/stat…
— Sara Kerr (@Saralitta) February 26, 2013
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— Sara Kerr (@Saralitta) February 15, 2013
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