Training Requirements for Backyard Chicken Keepers: A New Trend?

Backyard chicken training requirementsYou can call me Deborah Neyens, CCK.

Or maybe Deborah Neyens, CCCL.

Whether you regard me as a crazy chicken lady (CCL) or merely a chicken keeper (CK), I am now certified by the City of Cedar Rapids to do what I’m doing. I’ve completed a city-approved training course… Continue reading

Is it Legal to Raise Chickens in My Suburban Backyard?

Is is legal to raise chickens in my suburban backyard?Before embarking on your own suburban homestead adventure, it’s important to ask yourself the question raised in the title of this post.

I personally think that people should have just as much right to have pet chickens as they do dogs… Continue reading