The Case for Legalizing Urban Chickens

"Chicks are hot thanks to the sustainable food/eat local movement, which is pushing to legalize city hens across the country. Due to the rise in organic food consumption and the growing locavore trend, city farmers on Web sites such as urbanchickens.org and backyardchickens.com are reporting a nation-wide run on baby chicks. Meanwhile more and more cities including Madison, Wis., and Cleveland, Ohio, are legalizing and regulating urban chickens after lobbying by environmentally conscious urbanites." Read the whole thing. Are chickens next on Michelle Obama's list?