tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post7004263519036231360..comments2023-09-28T04:31:29.088-07:00Comments on Country Living in a Cariboo Valley: Got a Chicken in Your City Backyard??Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11830022165659654262noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-39144492076726650312010-04-27T08:06:23.712-07:002010-04-27T08:06:23.712-07:00Thanks for all your comments! Krissy, I would thin...Thanks for all your comments! Krissy, I would think you were living next door to obviously bad chicken owners!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423880021791681592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-37045981376446841882010-04-15T21:33:57.606-07:002010-04-15T21:33:57.606-07:00I say yes to responsible chicken raisers in any en...I say yes to responsible chicken raisers in any environment. When Joel Salatin spoke down here he said 30 years ago every household knew how to clean a chicken, now many don't know they come with wings, legs and feet! <br />We raise a hatch of chicks every year in the classroom and each year students take them home to rural and urban settings. The chickens and the kids thrive, and the families reconnect with the land. <br />Yes with a healthy dose of responsibility attached for any age level.Tim and Kari O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692327673634314221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-61550525445013529932010-04-14T20:30:34.874-07:002010-04-14T20:30:34.874-07:00I have chickens, I like my chickens, but I will be...I have chickens, I like my chickens, but I will be the mean one. I don't think chickens belong in an urban setting. I know, we are all good chickens owners here in our little blog world but, a lot of people wont be. I, at one time lived next to some urban chicken people. Their chickens got out all the time and got into my yead and made a mess, would get on my roof and make a racket in the morning. The smell was bad, bad bad. No chickens in the city.Aunt Krissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358159879516857766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-67881857491296348932010-04-14T19:03:14.503-07:002010-04-14T19:03:14.503-07:00Our family will have 6 chicks in a month, they wil...Our family will have 6 chicks in a month, they will be "illegal" chickens. We would be allowed to have chickens legally if we had a minimum of 1 acre, however that comes at a cost of close to a million dollars. Makes for some expensive eggs. I've talked to our neighbours on both sides and they are completely ok with us having some feathered friends, of course they'll get some eggs. I'm crossing my fingers that a bylaw officer doesn't come knocking at our door.Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-22876427015060864642010-04-14T18:28:05.026-07:002010-04-14T18:28:05.026-07:00Kellie, how will they know if you butcher a chicke...Kellie, how will they know if you butcher a chicken??? I'd do it in the bathtub and just clean the mess up... the innards would go in the compost (no smell if done correctly). Or they could be cooked up and fed to the dog... lol<br /><br />I can understand cities not wanting to keep chickens - well no - let me retract that. I can see them wanting to keep the numbers down. But I just don't see the point of banning them altogether.Linda Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875718412873470143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-81377530994263707682010-04-14T18:19:26.156-07:002010-04-14T18:19:26.156-07:00In Eau Claire, town of aprox 35,000 folks 25 miles...In Eau Claire, town of aprox 35,000 folks 25 miles se of us, the city council is currently trying to get an ordinance passed to keep 5 hens in town. There would also be a clause that no butchering would be allowed.<br /><br />Love your pig picture!Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363876851539226250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-16774766844389220842010-04-14T14:51:22.611-07:002010-04-14T14:51:22.611-07:00Before moving to the farm, we kept 4 hens in our b...Before moving to the farm, we kept 4 hens in our backyard in a suburb of Dallas. Of course, we were violating a city ordinance, which we proudly defied for about a year or so before moving to the country. We never had any problems with pests or smell and the girls were always very quiet and stayed in the backyard. Plus, the neighbors had the benefit of fresh eggs, which didn't hurt their feelings. It's become a chic thing now here in North Texas to keep chickens and some folks go to a great deal of expense to do so, building their hens some pretty fine digs. Also, I can share this: A fellow who breeds and sells all manner of poultry, started selling handmade coops, organic feed, and such to a Dallas organic nursery and they wanted him to bring chicks to sell on Saturdays, but some locals in this old, ritzy neighborhood complained to the city and he was prevented from bring the chicks into town. What a stink all that raised - the goings-on, not the chickens. Ken and Mary of Fancy Fibers FarmKen and Mary of Fancy Fibers Farmhttp://www.fancyfibers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-6039528191718108652010-04-14T13:33:23.675-07:002010-04-14T13:33:23.675-07:00Come to think of it, I think the goat create more ...Come to think of it, I think the goat create more of a problem than chickens - sometimes the goats share the feed dish with the mice and squirrels! But we live in the country not the city.Linda Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875718412873470143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-36849263168187636902010-04-14T13:32:23.355-07:002010-04-14T13:32:23.355-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linda Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875718412873470143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-67627911074206002822010-04-14T13:29:55.246-07:002010-04-14T13:29:55.246-07:00My chickens were full sized birds and they actuall...My chickens were full sized birds and they actually caught the mice at times..<br /><br />No moose eh Annie? lol ;)Linda Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875718412873470143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1539457256761038560.post-65317189594058440212010-04-14T10:53:37.485-07:002010-04-14T10:53:37.485-07:00I loved having chickens in my backyard until they ...I loved having chickens in my backyard until they brought in the bylaw. I had three, quiet, producing girls. Used cedar chips for their litter and didn't clean the coop but once a year. No smell, but I did see mice, which the girls would try and get.msholidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137072442378693264noreply@blogger.com