My city deals with that by limiting the number of hens (to such a small amount I don’t think it’s worth trying to do meat birds) and completely disallowing roosters.
I’m OK with these restrictions, I don’t want to deal with a whole chicken farm on 1/8 acre next door and fuuuuuuck roosters.
Interestingly, we are allowed to have goats but you must have two or three, because apparently goats are so social they need thier own kind or they get depressed
Totally, regulation are key. I’m not advocating for an Ace Ventura situation.
Where I used to live allowed urban chickens, too. There was a rooster who kept escaping into the lane right when I left for work. He was suicidal because he kept trying to get me to run him over.
Not all breeds have loud roosters, I found out, and with traffic and schools nearby I never really heard them.
My city deals with that by limiting the number of hens (to such a small amount I don’t think it’s worth trying to do meat birds) and completely disallowing roosters.
I’m OK with these restrictions, I don’t want to deal with a whole chicken farm on 1/8 acre next door and fuuuuuuck roosters.
Interestingly, we are allowed to have goats but you must have two or three, because apparently goats are so social they need thier own kind or they get depressed
Totally, regulation are key. I’m not advocating for an Ace Ventura situation.
Where I used to live allowed urban chickens, too. There was a rooster who kept escaping into the lane right when I left for work. He was suicidal because he kept trying to get me to run him over.
Not all breeds have loud roosters, I found out, and with traffic and schools nearby I never really heard them.