PHOTO GALLERY: Workshops to provide new perspectives on urban hens

Suzette, a New Hampshire Red hen, perches in the chicken coop before taking her afternoon stroll on Wednesday. The Sims use a deep litter method for their coop, basically turning the coop floor into a compost pile.   ¦  Michael Burden

The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture plans to hold workshops in August and September to teach residents how to process chickens they've raised in their backyards — something the City Council has allowed since February, when it passed an ordinance permitting urban hens.

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