Hasta La Ideas

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p”It is just as desirable to build a chicken house as it is to build a cathedral.” mdash;Frank Lloyd Wright/p

pSo opens the Poultry Project’s 2010 Chicken Coop Design Competition, a call to farmers, designers, architects, artists, and locavores to design a chicken coop for use in urban and suburban backyards. The ideal coop should integrate “aesthetics with utility,” helping chickens thrive so they can lay some eggs./p

pThe winners will receive two cash prizes of $500 and $250, and the winning designs will be modified for use in Uganda, where the Poultry Project and TASO, a Ugandan organization) help AIDS orphans start small poultry businesses where they can earn money selling eggs. /p

pThe requirements of the coop are well detailed on the Poultry Project’s competition site, including nesting zones, perches, and a light source. For more detailed guidelines and an entry form, click a href=”http://www.poultryproject.com/news-events/events”here/a./p

pYou shouldn’t need to look much farther for inspiration than the venerable Silkie Bantam chicken, pictured below (he’s like a Muppet, my dream hen). /p

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