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Urban Chicken Population Grows

More and more people are looking for their food to be fresh and pesticide free.Now some are taking matters into their own hands by building urban chicken coops in their own backyards.Sue Puhek has a farm in her backyard. She and her husband Paul raise chickens and sell the eggs. They have been raising chickens for years and are now starting to teach people how to do the same as backyard chicken coops are growing in popularity.The Puheks say raising chickens is less work than having a dog or a cat/Erik Loney, KXLY. More here. (SR file photo for illustrative purposes)

Question: I noticed some chickens in a fenced yard along 7th Street, south of Harrison, a couple of weeks ago during a bike ride. Do you have any urban chickens living near you? Have the chickens caused problems?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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