During the October 30th Town Council meeting (agenda, Staff Report), the council will scheduled to discuss whether to consider the “John Pullen Hunter House” as a historic landmark. The significance of this is best stated in the John Pullen Hunter House Landmark Application.

“The chicken coop is the only surviving example of a rural farm outbuilding type in the Cary Historic District. Though an outbuilding of this type appears to have been rare in Cary’s suburban neighborhood, the chicken coop’s presence reflects an adaptation of rural practices into a suburban setting.”

It will be interesting to see what comments are made by the council members regarding this application. Will they reject it as a historic landmark because “it’s not Cary”?

I’ve made a few more site updates. At the bottom of the page, I have added some YouTube videos from the “Understanding Chickens” series. They do an excellent job explaining various aspects to raising and caring for chickens.

Compliments of Google, I have added a search to the site. By default, the search field at the top right of every page will restrict searches to CaryChickens.com and a few other chicken related sites. This will help ensure that you find the information you seek.

Josh Shaffer of The News & Observer wrote another story about the chicken ban in Cary, Cary’s rules ruffle feathers. It is good to keep the issue in the minds of the citizens and council. I have already received a few emails thanks to this story. One heard the chicken issue discussed on Y102.9 this morning.

I encourage anyone interested in this issue to join the mailing list. You can do so by entering your email address in the field at the top right of the page. The mailing list is configured to allow us all to communicate effectively.

It was pointed out to me that this site did not have a section clearly stating why anyone would want to have chickens in their backyard. There is now a “Benefits” link that will direct you to this new area. I am in the process of adding more and as always, I welcome feedback from all visitors.

This site has been receiving a decent amount of feedback through this website. A majority of it has been positive; the rest was the normal spam. Based upon the suggestion of an individual, I have created the Facebook group Cary Chickens to help get more people involved. I look forward to meeting more of my “neighbors” and welcome any constructive arguments against this concept. The more intelligent discussion that takes place on any topic, the better refined it will become.