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Cowboy89 · 07-16-2009, 11:19 AM

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/colum...52641-sun.html

I can certainly see the benefits of raising chickens for eggs in terms of diet and fresh taste. I can also see how if raised properly chickens can be of little nuisence to neighbors. However, what's regulation and what ends up happening in practice can be two different things. I wouldn't really want to live next to someone who had them. I can only imagine how much money will be needed to hire more by-law officers to inspect chicken coups if the livestock ban gets repealed for chickens.

Seems as though this might not really be that much of a 'debate,' because the gauntlet has been dropped with city council when this has been mentioned as something 'progressive' that other 'progressive' cities do. Alderman like Joe Ceci with no principles other than to come down on the side of being 'progressive,' (Just see the point made that only three years ago he pushed to actually ban livestock from city making it seem as though it was backward) get off on passing these types of initiatives so it would seem likely to pass.

07-16-2009, 11:19 AM	#1
Cowboy89 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toledo OH Exp:	Backyard Chickens, good idea or bad idea? http://www.calgarysun.com/news/colum...52641-sun.html I can certainly see the benefits of raising chickens for eggs in terms of diet and fresh taste. I can also see how if raised properly chickens can be of little nuisence to neighbors. However, what's regulation and what ends up happening in practice can be two different things. I wouldn't really want to live next to someone who had them. I can only imagine how much money will be needed to hire more by-law officers to inspect chicken coups if the livestock ban gets repealed for chickens. Seems as though this might not really be that much of a 'debate,' because the gauntlet has been dropped with city council when this has been mentioned as something 'progressive' that other 'progressive' cities do. Alderman like Joe Ceci with no principles other than to come down on the side of being 'progressive,' (Just see the point made that only three years ago he pushed to actually ban livestock from city making it seem as though it was backward) get off on passing these types of initiatives so it would seem likely to pass.