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Tory Brecht
Quad-Cities Times

Given Iowa's agrarian past, Thomas Rutherford never contemplated that his plan to raise a handful of chickens in his Davenport backyard would run afoul of the law.

After all, chickens - even miniature goats - are allowed within the city limits of Seattle, the city Rutherford and his family lived in before moving to Davenport a few years ago.

"I assume… Continue

I will be taping a show on urban chickens for KCRG TV show: Ethical Perspectives in the News to air Sunday, November 8 at 11:30 on Channel 9. The three panelists discussing urban chickens on this show are:

Stacey Driscoll, IC Friends of Urban Chickens
Dr. Richard T Pope, Medical Adviser to Linn County Public Health Department
Misha Goodman, Iowa City Animal Services Supervisor

I have never seen this program before but my understanding is that there is a moderator (Charlott… Continue

Change is coming. The idea of not being able to produce your own eggs is becoming a humorous topic. It just doesn't make sense to think of raising chickens for yourself is criminal. Honestly, why does the city council really care if I keep hens in my yard?

If the situation was flipped, for example, if the idea of keeping dogs in city limits were brought to city council tomorrow, would it get passed? Dogs are smelly and noisy and possibly dangerous, and don't serve a functional pur… Continue

Some residents concerned about smell and predators
Josh O'Leary • Iowa City Press-Citizen • September 24, 2009

Press-Citizen / Matthew Holst Jean Donohue stands next to one of her chicken coops Tuesday outside Iowa City.

Stacey Driscoll and her 4-year-old daughter, Adilyn, were shopping at a feed store earlier this year when they stopped t… Continue