Posted on 05/14/2011 1:18:57 PM PDT by Fitzy_888
Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings once again stretched his wings of power and vetoed a bill that would have allowed Albany homeowners the privilege to raise and house chickens (and definitely no roosters) in their backyards.
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What I found amusing about Mayor Jennings argument is that he called the proposal “a flawed and “piecemeal approach” to the broader issue of urban agriculture.” Of course it’s a piecemeal approach, you first put the pieces together and then you enjoy a meal after the chickens are mature. What really is the concern here? A fear that residents are going to raise so many chickens that they’ll put Price Chopper out of business and then there’ll be no one left to sponsor the big 4th of July Fireworks extravaganza at the Plaza? Not likely.
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I can easily imagine chickens spreading AVIAN flu if they are brought into the house every night as so many of our illegals tend do with them so they won’t get snatched by the night prowling varmints.
the illegals that live next door?
And that's just the kids.
Funniest thing.
The last 3 or 4 weeks I have been hearing a “cocka-doodle-doo” from the neighbor’s house on the other side of the tree line. There is a rooster and 5 hens in a wire cage behind their house.
Now, I’m living in the bush, Alaska and I have never heard of anybody raising chickens up here. The winter weather will kill them or the varmints in warmer weather will.
I have to wonder if they are brown bear baiting...LOL!!!
That’s what I would be thinking. Bear or wolves. Ya know, owls do get real tasty if they are bbq’d with crushed peppercorns and bacon. Be sure to do them well done and don’t eat the organs because they do tend to carry worms. SO do chickens. Humph Who would have thought they’re related.
We live next door to these wonderful folks. The chickens and roosters prefer our yard.
Put down some straw and enjoy the free eggs.
“Ever live in or near an area with Mexican illegals? Chickens and roosters all over the place”
Yeh next door. It was a nightmare. They don’t build a nice little coop with a litte fenced run. The Preferred “Paco Pen” is wrappping chicken wire around the bottom of the 2nd floor deck. There ya go. So attractive I cannot tell you. Every morning at the stroke of 5AM the rooster starts up. You are never late for work.
I love chickens and I cannot wait for our impending retirement to a mini farm in the mountains where I plan to have a nice flock of my own. But in the burbs it really does not work out too well. After the financial collapse that is coming though I’m sure everyone will be ignoring those pesky county ordinances and getting some chickens, rabbits and starting about half the yard in corn. LOL!!
There you have it in a nutshell. Illegals love their chickens, I don't. Thanks for the post.
Nearly 4 years they’ve been here and we have yet to get a single, solitary egg.
Hmmm, they must have a sucky rooster.
Free fryers, then!
No, it’s not that, they only $hit and eat in our yard, and they lay eggs in their own. Of course, I could never kill one of them, since they’re kinda cute and sad... they remind me of the little Mexican kids at the border begging you to buy their Chiclets, but in this case, they look up at you begging for bread and cracker crumbs.
Chickens should be considered just like any other large bird a homeowner might have. As long as they observe local noise ordinances (probably means no roosters), it shouldn’t be a big deal. Anyone who has had a small flock will tell you that they are wonderful animals.
Free fertilizer and free bug removal.
(I’m looking for a silver lining, here hahahaha)
I used to sit on my mom’s porch, drinking coffee watching her “farm” wake up. Chickens are fun to watch sometimes.
It will probably be a lot tougher to get them after the collapse than beforehand.
We have a very liberal urban livestock ordinance here that allows 5 hens, and no roosters. The coop and chicken yard does not stink, and everything the chickens leave us goes into the compost pile or into the garden.
So far this year, our hens have given us over 600 eggs, and counting. None of our neighbors object to the occasional clucking and they all enjoy the free eggs and veggies we share with them.
Start putting out nesting boxes and get free eggs. A pressure cooker ought to do a good job of tenderizing these “free range” birds.
There is a farm within 1000 yards of Jenning’s office that not only has chickens but also goats ( all wink-wink, nod-nod )! Other home schooling families in Albany are reputed to raise chickens indoors but I wouldn’t know about that.
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