ABC Nightline: Co-ops Home to Urban Coops
June18
Last night on ABC’s Nigtline, there was a story about keeping chickens in NYC. Watch the video
CIRC Approves Application
June15
The CIRC members voted unanimously to approve our application to form an Issue Advisory Group (IAG) and forward the request to a future council meeting. In either July or August, we will be allowed to give a presentation to encourage the council to vote to approve CaryChickens as an IAG.
Now is the time when we need support the most. Get your friends and neighbors to sign the petition and join our email discussion list.
CIRC Presentation Scheduled
June12
The Citizen Issue Review Commission agenda has been posted and they will be reviewing the CaryChickens application to form an Issue Advisory Group. We will be the first group to jump through the CIRC hurdle, so it will be interesting to see how the process actually works.
June 15, 2009, 5:30 p.m.
Town Hall Campus
Council Executive Conference Room #22010
316 N. Academy Street, Cary, NC (map)
CaryChickens on NBC 17
May21
The struggle to legalize chickens with in Cary was in the news today on NBC 17. The story and video can be found at Cary Residents Push Chicken Debate.
Raleigh, Garner and NPR
May15
The annual Tour d’Coop will take place tomorrow. It is a great opportunity to see how people can responsibly keep chickens in an urban environment. There will be 24 sites this year with different styles of coops and many varieties of chickens. Tickets can be obtained tomorrow by donating cash or a non-perishable food item. More information can be found at Hen-side the Beltline Tour d’Coop.
Garner also does not allow chickens, but a resident there has started the process to get the ordinances changed. I wish them luck and look forward to another town allowing chickens.
Today at noon on NPR’s The State of Things, they will be doing a segment about chickens in the triangle. Bob from the Tour d’Coop and Alissa from CaryChickens.com will be interviewed by Frank Stasio. If you cannot hear it live, a recording will be available shortly after.
Website Redesign
February14
Communities across America are organizing themselves and pushing for a more sustainable existence. This is our simple goal that has been met with resistance, but there are many who share our desires. The biggest objections to allowing individuals to raise hens are caused by a perception not rooted with facts.
Cary Chicken Petition
December11
We have started an online petition with the goal of getting 1000 signatures.
Chickens are a Historic Part of Cary
October24
“The chicken coop is the only surviving example of a rural farm outbuilding type in the Cary Historic District… the chicken coop’s presence reflects an adaptation of rural practices into a suburban setting.”
More Site Updates
October12
I’ve made a few more site updates. At the bottom of the page, I have added some YouTube videos from the “Understanding Chickens” series. They do an excellent job explaining various aspects to raising and caring for chickens.
Cary chickens in the news
October 6
Josh Shaffer of The News & Observer wrote another story about the chicken ban in Cary, Cary’s rules ruffle feathers.
