Chicken in coop @ Both Feet on Main Street. Photo by Dan Toulgoet (Vancouver Courier)
Of course we think so, and so does the Vancouver Courier. Writer Sandra Thomas freely admits that she was initially skeptical about the idea, but the tone in her recent cover story in the community newspaper suggests that she may have changed her tune. Here’s the article:
“I hear that sometimes an egg can get stuck. What do you do then?”
You could have heard a pin drop when a woman attending a June screening of the documentary Mad City Chickens at Langara College asks that question following the film. But unfazed animal scientist Heather Havens, who is often referred to as the “Chicken Lady,” answers without blinking an eye.
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Zilla @ Home
Here we go everyone! In preparation for a modified bylaw that will allow Vancouver residents to keep backyard birds, we finally have our first urban chicken workshop taking place in Vancouver. Sign up to learn what it takes to responsibly care for chickens on a small scale. Including information on housing, feed, disease control, pest and predator deterrents, and generally how to prepare for the commitment and joys of raising chickens.
Brought to you by FarmFolk/CityFolk and the Environmental Youth Alliance, and facilitated by ag and animal scientist, Heather Havens. (That’s her girl, Zilla, above.)
When: Sunday, July 19th from 10-12
Where: Strathcona Garden on the SW corner of Hawks and Prior, just WEST of Strathcona Park.
Details: The workshop is by donation ($25 recommended) and seats are limited. RSVP to jwnield@ffcf.bc.ca
Chicken related events will be posted here as they become available. If you are hosting an event or know of one, please register on the site and create a post, or email usemail your event info to us for posting.
