Keeping Urban Chickens

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Backyard chickens can provide a local food source, keep pests out of your garden, and much more. But what should you know before you start building a coop and creating a flock? Jennifer Pitino, host of the Urban Chicken Podcast, spoke with Pat Foreman, author of the books City Chicks, Chicken Tractor and Day Range Poultry, and Victoria Redhed Miller, author of Pure Poultry, on their experiences, and advice for raising and keeping chickens.

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Jennifer Pitino is an avid, urban chicken keeper in Boise sharing her downtown, standard city lot backyard with a flock of six hens (the maximum number of chickens allowed under city code). She is a self-taught in all things chicken – including hand building two chicken coops using mostly reclaimed materials.  Jennifer shares her insights and expertise on keeping backyard chickens on her podcast and blog, www.urbanchickenpodcast.com.  She has also been a featured author in Backyard Poultry Magazine.

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