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Clandestine Chickens

Location: Upstate, NY

Day Job: Marketing

The Digs: Backyard, Containers

Crops: Apples, Basil, Bell Peppers, Blackberries, Chile Peppers, Corn, Cucumbers, Garlic, Green beans, Jalepeno Peppers, Lavender, Lemons, Lettuce, Mint, Mushrooms, Potatoes, Rosemary, Spinach, Strawberries, Thyme, Tomatoes

Animals: Chickens

Why I'm Getting Dirty: Jeff and I are recent newlyweds who are interested in becoming more self-sufficient and reducing our dependence on the cheap, disposable, plastic-wrapped, on sale from Wal-Mart, imported from China, available in mass quantity courtesy of cheap oil, modern American lifestyle…..Our journey towards more self reliance sparked our interest in urban homesteading, and this got us started with what is called the gateway farm animal: chickens. Unfortunately we learned that chickens are illegal in our town so we had to undertake a more unorthodox approach to getting started with chickens. This is why we have “clandestine chickens.” We have to keep our chickens in our basement and we recently started a blog to teach others how to do this. http://www.clandestinechickens.blogspot.com

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Posted by: on June 1st, 2011 at 01:08 pm
If you’re not already getting your bimonthly issues of Urban Farm, you’re missing out on the guide on how to be more self-sufficient by growing some of your own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space you have. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. Subscribe today -- 1 year (6 issues) as low as $15.00.

Posted by: Kris Mo on January 11th, 2011 at 01:18 pm
Basement chickens! Very cool stuff - I love the blog and look forward to hearing more about your chicken-keeping adventures!

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Posted by: citydeer on December 27th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Chickens in the basement - now that is determination. I also live in a city that doesn't allow chickens. Efforts have been made to change that but so far no luck. It always kind of amazes me that one can have them in places like Seattle but not here in Small City, Wisconsin.

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Posted by: Urban Farm Managing Editor on November 22nd, 2010 at 06:10 am
It's great to know subscription copies are being received right now. Thanks for subscribing!

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Posted by: Clandestine Chickens on November 15th, 2010 at 04:46 pm
Thanks everyone! If anyone needs any help feel free to leave us a post either here or on our blog. We would love to hear if anyone else has any ideas on indoor chicken keeping- we're learning as we go!

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Posted by: soybeanbaby on November 15th, 2010 at 03:22 pm
love your blog!

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Posted by: Green Desert on November 15th, 2010 at 03:04 pm
What a great concept! I think you have solved my fowl problem! My local governing board has both no clue and no willingness to learn about keeping hens at home. Thanks for the great example.

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Posted by: Mo on November 15th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Congrats on FotD! Checking out your blog now, VERY interesting so far.

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Posted by: Nebraska Dave on November 15th, 2010 at 05:54 am
Congrats on being farmer of the day. We just had our first snow in Nebraska with the promise of more on the way in a couple of days. It's time for me to transition to inside projects for the winter.

Have a great farmer of the day.

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Posted by: Urban Farm Managing Editor on November 15th, 2010 at 05:45 am
Thanks for your nice note! I'm glad to hear the magazine is helpful, and we especially appreciate hearing about what our readers are up to--like chickens in the basement!

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