A couple of articles on backyard chickens were in the local newspaper today. With all the requrements for registering before you can read the articles, I'm not sure everyone can read it, but it is a nice article. BYC was mentioned as a good resource for information in a couple of connecting write-ups that I can't see online.
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2011/sep/10/new-brood-20110910/
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2011/sep/10/new-brood-20110910/