Midtowners\' quest for farm-fresh eggs puts plan for raising poultry in motion (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

A block from the fast-food joints lining Union Avenue and the hum of passing fire trucks and police cars, chickens peck through the straw-covered soil of a backyard enclosure.Lured by the promise of year-round fresh eggs, the Knipple family started raising chickens behind their Midtown home nearly two years ago.\"We live in Midtown, it\'s in the zoning, we have to be hippies,\" said Paul Knipple ...