Tree-range chickens: How raising poultry in the woods of B.C. could improve food security for some communities Raising chickens in the woods is being touted as a way to help improve the food security of First Nation communities by providing an alternative to dwindling supplies of traditional foods such as moose and salmon. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 18, 2021 5:19 PM PT | Last Updated: April 19 Chickens rest in the natural flora of the Hazelton region of northwest B.C. on Skeena Valley Farm.(Jennifer Bulleid/Skeena Watershed Coalition) Raising chickens in the woods is being touted as a way to help improve the food security of First Nation communities by providing an alternative to dwindling supplies of traditional foods such as moose and salmon.