Backyard Chickens for Wilmette, IL

June 1, 2012 | Filed under: Videos | Posted by:


Film documentary by Zan Fisher, a junior at New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL for a year-long school project to legalize backyard chickens in Wilmette, IL. The film covers the benefits of backyard chickens compared to factory farmed chickens, requirements for raising chickens, and the neighbors’ attitudes.

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4 Responses to Backyard Chickens for Wilmette, IL

  1. Hey from Mundelein 🙂 !
    We are underground backyard chickeners~

    IvoryLotus
    June 1, 2012 at 4:12 pm
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  2. Born and raised in Wilmette and want to support lifting the chicken ban. Our old family homestead was at 2020 Washington, the site of my great-grandfather’s chicken farm. As an honor to my heritage in Gross Pointe and Wilmette, I’d like to help. 

    PostgameAllstar
    June 1, 2012 at 4:29 pm
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  3. I see no reason we can’t have chickens in Wilmette.

    humbugstew
    June 1, 2012 at 4:43 pm
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  4. thank you so much for making this video!

    irishpiggy4
    June 1, 2012 at 5:23 pm
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