Welcome to SalemChickens.com
65% of all major US cities allow chicken-keeping
In Salem Oregon - home of the Oregon State Fair -owning chickens is illegal.
Chickens in The Yard (C.I.T.Y) is working to give
Salem residents the right to raise a few backyard hens.
Click Here to read the proposed amendment to Salem Revised Code.
Below is the link for the new packet of information provided to City Council
If you are interested in using our research to change the ordinance in your town, contact us at [email protected] Click the new packet link above to view the packet we submitted to our City Councilors
What can I do to help?
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1) Click here to contact your City Councilor and ask him/her to support the proposed amendment.
2) Attend the next public hearing (date to be announced) but probably in August
3) Click Here to join one of the C.I.T.Y. on-line groups to stay informed
We’re making a documentary!
We are currently filming a documentary which will be called "Chickens in the Yard - Northwest Style." It will be about the urban chicken movement in Oregon and Washington and our efforts here in Salem to join. We hope to have it available in August. If you're interested in receiving a copy, email us at [email protected]
Join our Facebook Group - Chickens in the Yard
Salem Chickens in the Wall Street Journal!
Click the link below to read the article/watch the video about our efforts to legalize backyard chickens.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124761681413642361.html
