South L.A. backyards are becoming barnyards

Los Angeles Times ^ | May 25, 2008 | Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

[sheana]

When her neighbor's roosters and chickens persisted in running through her yard, G. Stone took matters into her own hands.

She marched next door and issued a warning: Do something about the uninvited guests or the birds "were going in my pot."

The incursions stopped. But Stone, a retired Los Angeles County librarian who lives northwest of Watts, shook her head in exasperation as she recalled the incident.

"I've lived here for 50 years," she said. "All of a sudden, there's an influx of chickens. You're not supposed to have chickens in the city."

For many, the image of South Los Angeles is that of a paved, parched, densely packed urban grid. But increasingly, it is also a place where untold numbers of barnyard animals -- chickens, roosters, goats, geese, ducks, pigs and even the odd pony -- are being tended in tiny backyard spaces

[merry10]

Laura Bush is a librarian.

[NavyCanDo]

If there is anyone who needs to learn about farms, its the people in L.A.

I love these LA County Fair Commercials.

Every LA child knows Cafee Lattes comes from Cows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNCRSCx_-w

And of course every LA Teen knows Cashmere comes from Cows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNayWTPH5U&feature=related

And Cotton Candy. Is it Vegan food?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7MpqyQRaBo&feature=related

[mombonn]

The way the economy’s going, I’m planning to build a coop in the expectation that the HOA will cave.

I'm in a semi-rural area. My neighbors have chickens. About once a week they bring us a dozen eggs. We buy them a bag of chicken feed now and then, save the egg containers, and share homemade jam.

I've had to herd the chickens back to their cage a time or two, and dodge the roosters a few times.

I LOVE where I live! And, I love my neighbors!

[steel_resolve]

I work with Librarians.

[Osage Orange]

Plenty of folks in generally Hispanic neighborhoods raise chickens.......and have for decades.

One for eggs, and meat.

Another for roosters...

[fishtank]

Is she a conservative?

Her husband isn’t.

[Osage Orange]

Why did the chicken cross the road?

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To show the armadillo it could be done.

[MovementConservative]

She is a librarian. By default she is almost certainly a lib and favors unchecked immigration unfiltered internet access to public computers so vile disgusting sex offenders pollute our public libraries, making them an unsafe place for kids.

[tsomer]

Well, the City of LA should tax the hell out of all chicken feed.

[steel_resolve]

You forgot to mention that when they see something like this occur, they ask the pedophile to leave the Library, you know, instead of calling the cops. Information provacy and all...

[visualops]

They never laid eggs either.

I didn't know roosters were able to lay eggs.....

[Tex Pete]

It’s happening in central Texas, too.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Wherever there are Mexicans, there is Mexico.”....

Exactomundo!.....

[xarmydog]

Have to have hybrid chickens to make fighting roosters.They look upon it as breeding stock.
Whatever they were giving them was not xanax!

[sheana]

Quote of the day. ;)

[Future Snake Eater]

"It's natural to have roosters," [Jose Luiz] said... "I'm Mexican. We are accustomed to hearing them."

Uh-huh

[Rampant livestock] are simply part of the household, a hobby and a comfort for immigrants who hope to re-create a little piece of home in a faraway, foreign place.

Oh well, that's not so bad, then, is it? Now I'm wondering what the big deal is!

Officials vowed to keep studying the issue.

Phew! Thank God! Now we'll get something done!

[M203M4]

And their argument about wanting no restrictions on information access is bunk. The NRA, the ACLU, and other organizations recently sued a public library system for blocking access to pro-2A websites. Some public libraries also block access to pro-life websites, AGW skeptic sites, and arbitrary websites they label as “hateful”. Because none of that stuff represents information, nor is it useful, obviously...

But gay gangbangs, child porn, and animal porn are just great! These forms of protected speech (even if the content is illegal) represent critical information for all library patrons, and access cannot be restricted a priori! That would be censorship, and censorship of publicly funded libraries would bring us closer to the theocratic Bush-Hitler police-state where homosexuals are turned into fuel for SUVs! True freedumb requires that all depraved content be made available to the public at taxpayer expense, without limitations.

[steveo]

I've lived in my house near Sacramento for 30 years. There has always been chickens and ducks in the neighborhood, and we are hardly third world.

There are also geese, peafowl, quail, guinea fowl, horses, and llamas in the area where houses are still valued at more than 400k or more.

Nearby, the community of Fair Oaks takes great pride in the fact they have beautiful chickens roaming the neighborhoods.

The presence of these feathered guys does not equate to the third world transplanted.

[sheana]

I watched the town I grew up in become a third world slum. My beautiful neighborhood now is slowly turning. We now have rentals with 3-4 families living in them.
Farm animals are against code where I live in the city. Where the people in the article live it is against the city code. These lots are not zoned for animals.
But of course I guess codes don’t matter if you are an illegal. All that matters is you get to bring in your goats, chickens, etc. on small lots not meant for animals. If it makes them feel more at home I guess it is worth it.

[shorty_harris]

I grew up about 30 miles from there. My Uncle, who lived next door, had a bunch of chickens. When he was gone, I had to feed them and gather the eggs (while keeping an eye on the rooster). My Grandmother’s house, on the same property, was heated by a woodstove. When I got home from school, I had to check the wood and kindling boxes on the porch to make sure they were full. If not, I had to haul up wood and split kindling. Things have changed a lot...