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chickens stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - Electing a black man president wasn’t the only historic thing voters did last November, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times. California voted, by nearly a 2-1 margin, for an animal-rights initiative that bars farms from keeping calves, pregnant hogs, or hens in cages too small for... More »

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ethics • California • animal rights • Humane Society • chickens • Nicholas Kristof

 Wild Chickens  
 Get Cocky 
 in Hawaii  

Omnipresent fowl frustrate locals, tourists

Apr 2, 09 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chickens are running amok on the Hawaiian island of Kauai—and they’re not letting locals or tourists forget it. “Those blasted birds won't let me sleep,” one human resident tells the Wall Street Journal. “They make a racket all day and night.” The birds first... More »

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wildlife • population • Hawaii • chickens • Kauai

Save a Food From Extinction: Eat It for Dinner

'Food coalitions' aim to keep ingredients, recipes key to US heritage in circulation

May 1, 08 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanishing culinary breeds are getting a new lease on life, thanks to the efforts of an ethnobotanist with an interest in America's foodie past, the New York Times reports. While Makah ozette potato sounds like a "Final Jeopardy" answer, the once-endangered vegetable is one of the many culinary artifacts... More »

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food • endangered species • agriculture • gourmet dining • crops • anthropology • Makah tribe • chickens • potato • American cusine

Easter Bunny's Budget Strained
as Egg Prices Skyrocket

But 29% jump is windfall for farmers

Mar 22, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As far as the egg industry is concerned, Easter might as well have been Christmas. Prices skyrocketed 29% over the last year, and show no sign of slowing, as eggs are such a staple that demand hasn’t slowed a bit. “We’ve never seen profits like this,”... More »

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agriculture • eggs • Easter • farmer • food prices • chickens

Philly HS
Turns Into
Cluck U.

Poultry overruns building in a senior prank for the ages

Feb 11, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Dozens of chickens making themselves at home in the halls of a Philadelphia high school forced it to close for the day, the Inquirer reports. Staff members arriving for work this morning were greeted by the birds, which apparently were set free last night. "They let them loose and... More »

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high school • Philadelphia • prank • chickens

Chicago May Ban Pet Chickens

Owning poultry seen as green and trendy among some residents

Dec 12, 07 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Are chickens a city pet? Chicago’s city council is nearing a vote on a proposal to ban chicken ownership, even as green- and organic-minded citizens around the country increasingly keep the birds for eggs, yard work, and companionship. Among worries for Chicago politicians, the AP reports, are that chickens’... More »

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pets • Chicago • yuppies • chickens

Flemish Recycling Runs to Chicken Feed

Flanders pioneers pay-as-you-dispose policy, reuse centers

Sep 26, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Belgian region of Flanders is attracting international attention with novel recycling schemes that include reuse centers, pay-per-bag garbage collection, and omnivorous chickens. The Russians, the Chinese and the British have come calling to see how Flanders has managed to hold its total waste generation steady even as its population... More »

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China • Russia • Belgium • recycling • steam • Flanders • Britain • chickens • reuse

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