Chickens born and bred in one-bedroom apartment as part of couple’s local food routine
New York City – “They are pretty sustainable and make us breakfast.”
By Clare Trapasso
Daily News Writer
October 02, 2011
Excerpts:
In a city where the local food movement is growing despite the scarcity of arable green space, one Queens couple has come up with a creative way to ensure they have a ready supply of fresh eggs.
Robert McMinn, 45 and Jules Corkery, 45, are raising three hens inside their one-bedroom apartment in Astoria.
The Serama hens, a small domesticated breed that typically weighs about a pound, nest in a converted ferret cage in the living room, McMinn said.
They have the run of the apartment – except for the bedroom – and lay about two eggs each a week. They also have a litter box of sand so they can give themselves cleansing dust baths.
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2 comments
They are cute. I have three New Hampshires who are very large and a lot of fun. I couldn’t imagine having my girls inside but those little Serama hens seem okay. You can get diapers for indoor chickens.
What a beautiful photograph! All they need is sunglasses to look the part of true starlets/chicklets. It looks like they are dining at a Morrocan restaurant.
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