Feeling frustrated with the old trick of separating yolk from white by using the egg shell? Check out this trick!
5 Sep
8 September, 2012: Food Ethics Presentation at Stickney Public Library
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Saturday, September 8 at 12 pm
Stickney Forest View Public Library
6800 W. 43rd, Stickney, 60402
Learn about the basics of food ethics in the 21st Century and what it means for you and your family. Jen Murtoff will give a presentation followed by a Q & A session. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Adult Services (708) 749-1050 ext. 120.
3 Sep
Chicken Found in Oak Park
Found Chicken
Sunday 9/2 – black and red hen found at Highland and Harvard. Call 708-763-0953 if you are missing a chicken.
31 Aug
Crackdown! A website to support chickens in Toronto
Have a gander at this humorous video about Toronto’s latest population of illegals: backyard hens: http://www.indiegogo.com/crackdowndoc
Crackdown! is a short, creative video that takes a satirical look at what it means to raise chickens in your backyard – and become a criminal for doing so.
31 Aug
Petition for Chickens in Joliet, IL
Use the following link to sign a petition to the City of Joliet, calling on them to allow backyard chickens.
http://signon.org/sign/allow-backyard-chickens.fb19?source=c.fb&r_by=658597
31 Aug
Salmonella Linked to Hatchery Chicks
In response to the recent article in the Chicago Tribune’s Health section on the dangers of raising chickens, here is a blog post that I wrote earlier this year.
An article on Yahoo News documented over 300 cases of Salmonella illness, linked to one hatchery, between 2004 and 2012. Alarming? I’d say not – that is just under 40 cases per year. However, the CDC advises that children under 5 not be allowed to touch chickens at all. There is also a risk of salmonella with reptiles.
As one member of a discussion group I’m part of pointed out, kids have a greater chance of being injured by an automobile. While the symptoms of Salmonella include bloody diarrhea, fever, and stomach pain, the illness is rarely fatal.
As with other pets, practice good hygiene by washing hands thoroughly with hot, soapy water after touching animals and especially after coming into contact with poop.
28 Aug
Chicken Meeting at Arlington Heights Library, Aug. 27, 2012
Patch.com reporter Quincy Hodges covered the event, sponsored by the Weston A. Price Foundation. The event was attended by over 60 people, including backyard chicken owner Linda Nellett and Home to Roost Urban Chicken Consutlting. Read Quincy’s article here.
24 Aug
8 and 9 September, 2012: Chickens (and Home to Roost) at Harvest Day, Garfield Park Conservatory
| Chicago chicken-keeper Linda Nellett will be at the event with her hens on 9/8, and Home to Roost will be at the event with chicken on Saturday, 9/9.
Activities Will Include: • Live music and dance lessons, featuring The Hump Night • Opening of our new Demonstration Garden • Beekeeping demonstrations and honey tasting from the • Recipe swap – bring a recipe from home to share! Take • Cooking demonstrations, with chefs such as • Live goats and chickens • Worm picking and a compost harvesting station • Horse-drawn hay rides around the gardens for $1 • Corn husk crafts, potato sack races, and lawn games • Kohl’s StoryBus featuring “Little Red Hen” • Veggie Bingo Swap and Share – bring veggies from your • Food trucks with food for purchase |
23 Aug
27 August, 2012: Home to Roost at Arlington Heights Public Library
Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights, IL
FREE
Meet Jennifer Murtoff, an urban chicken conultant and see the movie Chicks in the City about Murtoff’s business helping people raise chickens in Chicago. Have your questions about raising chickens answered.
Sponsored by The Weston A. Price Foundation
For more information, contact Renee Renz at wapfnwchicagosuburbs@gmail.com
22 Aug
Pan American Development Foundation Fights Hunger… with Chickens
8,000 chickens lead to grassroots relief for hungry Haitians. Read more here. Incidentally, I was invited to participate in a similar endeavor in Haiti earlier this summer. I hope to go sometime!
Home to Roost 