Comments on: Urban Chicken Coops on City Tour (video) http://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour An online television show (and blog) about food and sustainable living Tue, 22 May 2012 14:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tour De Hive Honey Bees Tour in Portland (video) | Cooking Up a Storyhttp://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour/comment-page-1#comment-67781 Tour De Hive Honey Bees Tour in Portland (video) | Cooking Up a Story Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:02:05 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=10479#comment-67781 [...] to launch the first ever “Tour De Hive” neighborhood tour, a spinoff of the city’s popular Tour de Coop that provided public tours of urban chicken coops. Similiarly, the Tour de Hive offers for those [...] [...] to launch the first ever “Tour De Hive” neighborhood tour, a spinoff of the city’s popular Tour de Coop that provided public tours of urban chicken coops. Similiarly, the Tour de Hive offers for those [...]

]]> By: Tim Hendersonhttp://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour/comment-page-1#comment-45133 Tim Henderson Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:05:01 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=10479#comment-45133 Great inspiration. I'm working on a "Get back to real food" movement in my practice. This post will provide some ideas for getting their juices flowing. Thanks! Great inspiration. I’m working on a “Get back to real food” movement in my practice. This post will provide some ideas for getting their juices flowing. Thanks!

]]> By: Rebecca Gerendasyhttp://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour/comment-page-1#comment-43139 Rebecca Gerendasy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:47:19 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=10479#comment-43139 Christine: thanks for you input - I will check out your book. Maybe I'll get some ideas for our coop-to-be!Renee: Sweet! You adopted an orphan chick! How long before you start getting eggs from your chicks? You mentioned 5 more months...how long have you had them? Can you tell I could use a starter course?! I think I'll take one *and* do lots of reading. Y'know, if we go back far enough (some less than others) many of our relatives raised chickens and/or lived on a farm. It was a way of life for so many. Can't locate the exact number, but I've read between 20-30% of the population lived on farms in 1930. Yet raising chickens seems such a foreign concept. Getting over that and looking forward to those fresh eggs too! Christine: thanks for you input – I will check out your book. Maybe I’ll get some ideas for our coop-to-be!

Renee: Sweet! You adopted an orphan chick! How long before you start getting eggs from your chicks? You mentioned 5 more months…how long have you had them? Can you tell I could use a starter course?! I think I’ll take one *and* do lots of reading. Y’know, if we go back far enough (some less than others) many of our relatives raised chickens and/or lived on a farm. It was a way of life for so many. Can’t locate the exact number, but I’ve read between 20-30% of the population lived on farms in 1930. Yet raising chickens seems such a foreign concept. Getting over that and looking forward to those fresh eggs too!

]]> By: Renee Martinhttp://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour/comment-page-1#comment-43137 Renee Martin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:25:43 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=10479#comment-43137 I loved your video tour of the urban chicken coop. Our family has also recently embarked on backyard chicken keeping. We have three, which is our municipally allowed limit... no roosters. The first was a rescue chick. We were visiting a friends farm and heard it cheeping from under a bucket lit in the pig shed. The farmer told us that since we found it we were responsible for it and that he expected us to take it home and raise it. Up to that point, I was the one kicking around the idea of backyard chickens after following @Happychickens on Twitter (dynamic young man). My grandparents and great grandparents kept them on their farms, but I hadn't considered them as a viable option for an urban homestead before. Since we brought Willow home and bought 2 more baby hens for company, my whole family has become enthused with chickens. They are truly a delight to watch, to interact with and to care for. We've chosen to build an urban chicken tractor so that their coop can be moved around the yard (and hopefully won't burn a particular area). Whenever one of us is outside and can watch for would-be predators, they can roam freely outside of that enclosure. We look forward to their help with recycling veggie and fruit scraps, their contributions to the compost bin with their droppings and most of all for fresh eggs in about 5 more months. I hope this video inspires others to take the leap of faith... you can do it too! I loved your video tour of the urban chicken coop. Our family has also recently embarked on backyard chicken keeping. We have three, which is our municipally allowed limit… no roosters. The first was a rescue chick. We were visiting a friends farm and heard it cheeping from under a bucket lit in the pig shed. The farmer told us that since we found it we were responsible for it and that he expected us to take it home and raise it. Up to that point, I was the one kicking around the idea of backyard chickens after following @Happychickens on Twitter (dynamic young man). My grandparents and great grandparents kept them on their farms, but I hadn’t considered them as a viable option for an urban homestead before. Since we brought Willow home and bought 2 more baby hens for company, my whole family has become enthused with chickens. They are truly a delight to watch, to interact with and to care for. We’ve chosen to build an urban chicken tractor so that their coop can be moved around the yard (and hopefully won’t burn a particular area). Whenever one of us is outside and can watch for would-be predators, they can roam freely outside of that enclosure. We look forward to their help with recycling veggie and fruit scraps, their contributions to the compost bin with their droppings and most of all for fresh eggs in about 5 more months. I hope this video inspires others to take the leap of faith… you can do it too!

]]> By: Christine Heinrichshttp://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour/comment-page-1#comment-43115 Christine Heinrichs Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:38:20 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=10479#comment-43115 Coop tours are so much fun. People get so creative in building shelters for their chickens. My book, How to Raise Chickens, has some interesting examples. Check it out. Coop tours are so much fun. People get so creative in building shelters for their chickens. My book, How to Raise Chickens, has some interesting examples. Check it out.

]]> By: Rebecca Gerendasyhttp://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour/comment-page-1#comment-43098 Rebecca Gerendasy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:48 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=10479#comment-43098 So glad to hear you took the plunge! Looking back, is there anything you might do differently now? My game plan is to put together a coop over the winter, then come Spring, get a few hens. Can't wait for the eggs, and I know my garden will appreciate the food too! So glad to hear you took the plunge! Looking back, is there anything you might do differently now? My game plan is to put together a coop over the winter, then come Spring, get a few hens. Can’t wait for the eggs, and I know my garden will appreciate the food too!

]]> By: Michelle - What's Cookinghttp://cookingupastory.com/urban-chicken-coops-on-city-tour/comment-page-1#comment-43095 Michelle - What's Cooking Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:56:56 +0000 http://cookingupastory.com/?p=10479#comment-43095 My daughter has always loved chickens and coveted the ones that belonged to a friend. When we joined 4H last year, she started learning about chickens and how to take care of them...and lobbied to get some of our own. Now, I think I love them as much (or more) than she does! I find myself watching their silly antics as I drink my morning coffee - and am grateful every time I crack open a fresh egg. The best part is that they eat lots of our food scraps - and give us eggs and fertilizer, in return. My daughter has always loved chickens and coveted the ones that belonged to a friend. When we joined 4H last year, she started learning about chickens and how to take care of them…and lobbied to get some of our own. Now, I think I love them as much (or more) than she does! I find myself watching their silly antics as I drink my morning coffee – and am grateful every time I crack open a fresh egg. The best part is that they eat lots of our food scraps – and give us eggs and fertilizer, in return.

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