My cousin in Boston sent me this article. While they are looking to have a much smaller number of hens, the opposition that they are receiving is very similar to the opposition here in Sacramento.
Check this article from the Arden-Carmichael news.
It looks like chickens are making some waves!
With the amazing media coverage that CLUCK has been getting lately, many folks in the community have been reaching out to us to express support. One of these folks is lovely lady named Linda. Her 12 year old son, Alex, feels pretty strongly about the ban on hen keeping in Sacramento and wanted to let us know that he’s behind our efforts. Linda and Alex recently moved to Sacramento from Vacaville, where chicken keeping is legal. Alex had an egg selling and delivery business and a flock of chickens with cool names who even went to church with him once! When they moved to Sacramento Alex had to leave his flock behind. Anyhow, Alex’s letter pretty much says it all.
My name is Alex and I am a former flock owner . I had 45 chickens when I lived in Vacaville. I moved to Sacramento and now I am not allowed to have chickens. It makes me enraged that the city will not allow us to have such a peaceful and useful creature such as the chicken. 
I will be sending letters and this picture I made (see below) to the mayor and the city council members.
Please if there’s any other way that I can support your work to lift the ban on backyard chickens, I would like to help.
Alex
Hello all! I’m back with a few chicken related articles for you to check out. We are getting closer to our Mad City Chickens event, which is on Friday. I’ll be posting more info about the show and our raffel early tomorrow. Be sure to check in for the details!
http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2009/07/chickens_in_portland.html
ABC News Nightline featured backyard chickens in NY! Click HERE to watch the video.
Here is a varied collection of Chicken articles. I hope you enjoy them!
Slate and One Block Diet (Sunset Magazine’s James Beard award winning blog) just had a little back and forth about the backyard chicken trend…or is it a trend?
They are interesting articles and have links to a lot of great articles about backyard chickens in other cities.
And another coop for the collection.
At 6×10 feet, this coop is large enough for six hens.
Here is another backyard chicken coop. This style of coop, called a chicken tractor, is small enough that it can be moved around a yard to keep the lawn and garden healthy!
Chicken Tractor
Hens helping out in the garden.
Keep sending pictures our way!
A press conference is being held this Wednesday, April 22nd, in support of proposed changes to the laws regarding backyard hens in Sacramento.
Please join us!
Come out to McClatchy Park (3500 5th Ave. at 33rd St.) at 10am on Earth Day (April 22nd) to help launch the campaign to amend the chicken ordinance within the City of Sacramento’s code. This exiting press conference will officially announce the effort to make hens legal within the Sacramento city limits.
Many cities throughout the Unites States including Oakland, Los Angeles, Denver, and Portland (just to name a few) allow residents to raise laying hens. Let’s encourage Sacramento to follow their lead.
A backyard flock provides nutritious eggs, soil amendment for gardeners, pest control, and countless hours of amusement. Traditionally, a small kitchen garden and a few hens were common in urban backyards. The current economic climate has served as an impetus for Sacramentans to roll up their sleeves and grow their own food. The chicken ordinance inhibits resident’s ability to keep hens for egg production.
Join local politicians, organizations, and residents as we kick off the campaign to repeal this ordinance!
