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Chickens roost in different homes during winter season
Chicken Run Rescue shelters abandoned poultry
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Mary Britton Clouse, left, and Burt Clouse, of Chicken Run Rescue, hold some of the 20 chickens on July 25 that they keep at their North Minneapolis home. - photo by Bruce Bisping
MINNEAPOLIS — With cold weather approaching, a lot of chicken owners in places including Minneapolis are seeking new homes for their birds. “Winter is difficult,” said Mandy Meyer of New Prague, Minn., who advertised her daughter’s chickens on Craigslist last week. Coops require more cleaning in winter, plus there’s extra shoveling, heating and making sure the birds have fresh, unfrozen water.