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Agree <br />Disagree <br />Good. Chickens don't belong in non-farm <br />Many cities allow keeping of chickens on less than a 1/2 <br />environments. While it's a current fad the fact is <br />acre, including the city of Minneapolis, among others. <br />people abandon them, there are chicken shelters all <br />Hens are quiet, each to care for, and a great way to teach <br />over the country because of that. Also, neighbors have <br />children responsibility and where our food comes from. <br />no choice in living with these dirty, noisy animals being <br />Limiting to over 1/2 acre limits most homes in the cities. <br />next to them. They are NOT the same as dogs. <br />Decreases house values next to it. People buying a city <br />I would agree if this was 'free-range' chickens. However, <br />sized lot and building a nice home on it certainly do <br />fully contained chicken coops (such as are purchased at <br />not expect to have chickens running around within 10 <br />Fleet Farm or Tractor Supply can house 4 - 6 hens nicely <br />feet of their property. When it comes to resale of a <br />with easy upkeep. They take up space no larger than 6'x <br />more expensive home and if there is a homemade <br />8'. <br />chicken coop, unpainted outside your window buyers <br />will not give your home a second look. If people want <br />to raise chickens they should buy a hobby farm or a <br />much larger parcel of land and landscape and build <br />hedges around it. <br />If the person gets agreement from all surrounding <br />neighbors within a specified distance, it should be <br />allowed. <br />I think you can have chickens but not roosters! Chickens <br />are awesome pets for laying and keeping bus away <br />They don't hurt anything <br />Chickens need very little space. Let people have the <br />freedom to have laying hens. Roosters may be a nuisance. <br />Why let them. If they want to have chickens let them. <br />I feel that people should be able to have 2 chickens per <br />person in the household: <br />We needs less regulation <br />This is America, you know "Land of the FREE." Not <br />land of I can't do what I want on my own property that I <br />worked and paid for! <br />Nothing less than 2 acres should be permitted <br />If there's no rooster and the place is kept clean, they <br />should not be a problem <br />If they are just having laying hens then I don't see why it <br />matters on lot size if they only have 4. <br />Page 2 <br />