Home to Roost will be stationed at location #14 on the Coop Tour at 3532 W. Belden.
For more information on the tour, see Sept. 25, 2011: Windy City Coop Tour (formerly Henapalooza).
See you there
Posts Tagged ‘chickens’
12 Sep
Chicago Alderwoman Lona Lane Digs in Against Chickens
Lona Lane, alderwoman in the 18th ward, thinks chickens are for the birds – and is prepared to pass legislation to ban them from her ward. Although she can identify only one complaint about the birds in her ward, she wants to ban them entirely as disease-carrying pests. She proposes fines of up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail for illegal chickens. Read more here.
If you would like to counteract Lane’s efforts, consider inviting her on the Windy City Coop Tour!
28 Aug
Chicken/migratory bird volunteers wanted
I volunteer with Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, whose main purpose is rescuing migratory birds that crash into glass windows in the Loop (see my post from September of 2010). Occasionally we get calls about chickens wandering the streets.
Chicago Bird Collision Monitors is looking for volunteers to:
- monitor buildings in the Loop
- drive birds to the western suburbs
- rescue chickens
- foster chickens
If you’d be interested in helping out with any of these, please contact Chicago Bird Collision Monitors at 773-988-1867.
NOTE: While Home to Roost is concerned with the safety and welfare of chickens, we are NOT a chicken rescue. We do not take in birds.
28 Aug
River Forest Bans Backyard Hens
A recent article underscores the ban on backyard hens in River Forest. Read more. Perhaps residents will decide to try to change their laws as other communities have recently done.
28 Aug
Sun Times Article on Backyard Chickens
The Sun Times did a piece on urban chickens in Chicago! The article mentions the stranded chicks that Jacob Gaugert got; if you remember, they were rescued by Home to Roost: Traveling Chicks Land in Illinois!
28 Aug
Crystal Lake, IL, Nixes Backyard Chix
Crystal Lake recently shot down an effort for folks to keep backyard hens. For more information, check out this article.
31 Jul
Helping Your Chickens Survive the Dog Days of Summer
As the temperatures and humidity soar, you’ll want to help your hens keep cool. A few tips for helping your hens beat the heat!
As the temperatures hit the mid-80s, your birds will probably start panting. If temperatures hit above 100, your birds may suffer heatstroke. Here are some tips, excerpted from my class on chickens and heat, to prevent that.
1) Provide fresh, clean water – and lots of it.
2) Freeze 2-liter bottles and put them in the coop to cool it down.
3) Remove excess bedding, which traps heat.
4) Feed a crumble feed, rather than a whole-grain food. Grains generate heat as they are metabolized.
5) Provide shade.
As always, keep an eye on your birds and know what’s normal for them. This will help you catch problems before they become life threatening.
14 Jun
Angelic Organics Summer and Fall classes
Angelic Organics Learning Center supports the urban agriculture crowd, and summer is the time to plan your visit to Angelic Organics Learning Center! Download the new summer/fall workshop calendar, featuring opportunities to explore food and farming for all ages.
The new line-up of classes includes the following:
- More of their popular classes on raising goats and chickens, and a new class on applying Biodynamic principles and practices in your yard at home.
- Food preservation, winemaking, cheesemaking (including a 1 day class which combines cheesemaking with earth oven bread baking), pizza making, plus a new class all about apples in September.
- Family camping opportunities at the farm, including Father’s Day weekend, Labor Day weekend, and a five day program at the beginning of August.
- Even more day camps (filling quickly!), including an option for middle schoolers and a shorter animal camp for younger children
- Even more family programming, with extra ice cream and farm animal days throughout the summer.
10 Jun
Home to Roost on Keeping Chickens – on YouTube
Learn more about why people in cities across the U.S. are raising chickens! Check out my YouTube post!
This video was created by Mary Horan, a film student at Chicago’s Columbia College! A huge thanks to you, Mary!
It was a lot of fun to be part of this video-making process! Mary approached me a few months ago and asked if she could follow me for a film class. I said sure!
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