Witness if you will Gallus Domesticus…the backyard chicken. A mere few
pounds of feather, bone, and muscle; a creature regarded by many as a
rather humorous, though not so intelligent agent of food production.
And yet make note of a most singular phenomenon now taking shape across suburb and city. From backyard eggs to the family’s new favorite pet,
the urban chicken is forging a fresh place in the pecking order of human
importance.
Mad City Chickens deftly weaves multiple stories and contextual
issues on city chickens and their keepers in a non-linear fashion that
one rarely sees in a documentary. From leading experts to urban newbies,
experience the humor and heart of what’s fast becoming an international
backyard chicken movement.