For more Stories, Food News, and Cooking Fresh videos, visit cookingupastory.com Here in Portland we like to do things a little different. Here we also have backyard chicken tours. Now in its sixth year, Growing Gardens hosts Tour de Coops. This event gives people an opportunity to see whats involved in raising backyard chickens, get ideas for different types of coops to build or buy, and ask questions from those that know.

NANAIMO – A chorus of clucking chickens might soon begin wafting over the city of Nanaimo. Council is considering a bylaw amendment that would allow people to keep livestock in their backyards. Proponents like Dirk Becker say it’s an environmentally friendly way to produce food for their families. The backyard hens is an indicator of people wanting to go back to a more gentler, softer, kinder way of living, Becker said. At Buckerfields, a garden and feed store in south Nanaimo, manager Keith Assen says more and more people are asking about growing their own food whether its veggies in the garden or hens in the backyard. Its becoming quite predominant in town, Assen said. City council has directed staff to review the bylaws, which currently restrict livestock to properties more than one acre in size. A lot of council is supportive in principle, mayor John Ruttan said. But we have to look at the ramifications of it. Some of the concerns over amending the bylaws include noise complaints, odour, and enforcement issues. The staff report is expected back to council within the next few weeks.

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expertcoop.com Before you venture into constructing a chicken coop, it is very necessary that you plan the kind of a coop that you require. It is always better to sketch out your plan and also the coloris that you would like to use for the walls and the roof. It could be a challenging task for you if you have not build a chicken coop before, or have no idea about the design of such housing for your chickens. There are a few basic things that you should always bear in mind while you are designing the coop. The most important amongst them is that your chicken coop should be aesthetically designed so as not to distract the neighbors.

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