An animal ordinance in Wake Forest has some people in the town crying fowl. They want to make it easier to legally raise chickens in their backyards.
Emily Cole, a Wake Forest resident, was interested in creating a small backyard chicken coop, but she was frustrated when she was unable to receive a permit to do so.
Because chickens are considered livestock under town ordinances, you can not raise them in town limits without the written consent of every homeowner within 500 feet of your residence.
Cole said she was heartbroken when she did not get the full support of her neighbors.
Neighbor Scott Tarkenton said, “Not in the middle of front yards and running around in people’s neighborhoods. I think they should stick to the farms.”
But Cole has not given up her resolve to have fresh eggs from her own yard.
“My next step, since I can’t convince the neighbors, is to try to convince the town to change the ordinance,” she said.
She has since written a petition for residents to sign, if they’d like to see the town ordinance rewritten.
“Chickens should be able to be in someone’s backyard, just the way a cat or a dog would be,” Cole argued.
David Bissett, who legally raises chickens within town limits on Main Street, said he supports Cole’s efforts.
He said, he and his family view the chickens as pets, but also use them for fresh eggs, to reduce the insect population in their yard, and to help provide natural fertilizer for the family’s vegetable gardens.
“I wanted my children to be able to experience the same kind of joy from chickens that I had as a kid,” Bissette said.
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nice video, thanks …
nice video, thanks for sharing . heres a 3D plan view of our latest
mobile chicken coop as close to free range as you can get,,, see our
channel for plans,,,,many thanks
chickens have next …
chickens have next to mankind longer than dogs
I do believe that …
I do believe that things like this is not only a growing interest and the wave of the future, they could be a tool that could help shut down disgusting factory farms.
One chicken egg grown in the backyard is not only that chicken living a better life, it’s one less egg that will be purchased by big corporate hogs who think that they can get away with cutting corners and cramming chickens into filthy cages.
I’d rather have a …
I’d rather have a neighbor with a chicken than one with a dog.
I agree with the …
I agree with the change thing b/c, a) chickens don’t bark all night, b) chickens actualy give you something in return, c) they don’t ruin your yard by digging holes in the ground!!
Someone needs to …
Someone needs to tell Wake Forest’s city council that poultry are not livestock. The USDA and most cities consider them pets.
Also, chickens were exclusively raised by housewives in their backyards until modern poultry farming was developed in the 20’s and 30’s. They are not out of place in urban/subrban settings.
As for the neighbors, would they rather have a few quite chickens or a barking dog or wandering cat.
YAY for urban …
YAY for urban rebels. We too have girls in our yard, and “against the rules”. Our neighbors love the occasional gift of eggs, and no one has complained. Our friend is the chief of police and he knows about the girls and hasn’t done anything , so we continue “stickin’ it to the man” as it were.
Did you know that in New York City it’s completely legal to have hens in your back yard! Just no rooster…Los Angeles is the same way…and us in NC get stuck with the stuck up’s.
I think it’s …
I think it’s interesting how the ‘negative’ neighbor guy didn’t understand that they wouldn’t be running around the neighborhood or sitting out ‘in the middle of people’s front yards’… pay attention people!
Backyard chickens …
Backyard chickens are the way of the future.
good report
good report