Chicken Rights in Ann Arbor?

Chickens are no clucking matter to one city council member in this college town. Stephen Kunselman says people who want fresh eggs should be able to keep their own hens around the house, or yard. The Democratic lawmaker brought up the proposal at a weekend council retreat.
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My Comments:

This is GREAT news! Hopefully they will pass the law.

Egg yolks are definitely one of the top health foods - especially if you can get them fresh (and naturally raised). Here's a great article on egg yolks:

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html

The highlights of the above link:

The yolk contains 100% of the carotenes, essential fatty acids, vitamins A, E, D, and K (6 items). The white does not contain 100% of any nutrient.

The yolk contains more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and 89% of the panthothenic acid (9 items). The white does not contain more than 90% of any nutrient, but contains over 80% of the magnesium, sodium, and niacin (3 items).

The yolk contains between 50% and 80% of the copper, manganese, and selenium, while the white contains between 50% and 80% of the potassium, riboflavin, and essential amino acids.

Eggs from free-range hens contain up to 30 percent more vitamin E, 50 percent more folic acid and 30 percent more vitamin B-12 than factory eggs. And the bright orange color of their yolks show higher levels of antioxidant carotenes. (Many factory-farm eggs are so pale that producers feed the hens expensive marigold flowers to make the yolks brighter in color.)