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• Position: STATELINE - Law allowing residents to keep a limited number of backyard birds - Brief article

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A growing nationwide trend, according to The Christian Science Monitor, is raising chickens for their eggs in city dwellers' backyards. Mostly, growers are concerned about the safety of their food, but if the economy continues to worsen "you're going to see a lot more people raising their own chickens and starting up vegetable gardens," says Angelina Shell, of the Seattle Tilth Assocation, a group that offers sustainable-living classes. Fort Collins, Colo...