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Backyard Chickens Ruffle Neighbors' Feathers

Low-cost organic egg dispenser, or messy nuisance?

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2009 1:17 PM CDT

(Newser) – Backyard chickens have polarized the city council of Salem, Ore., as residents argue over whether to legalize keeping the birds in home coops, the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s one of several such disputes around the US, with some extolling the virtues of a...   Read full story »

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