tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post1527557576208411009..comments2024-03-04T05:28:56.973-05:00Comments on Canary Knits: Urban Fervour; Poultry PanicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post-3020167257294504462012-01-17T23:07:04.060-05:002012-01-17T23:07:04.060-05:00I am actually allergic to chicken dander, but I am...I am actually allergic to chicken dander, but I am pro-chickens. I think that responsible hen ownership should be allowed in yards of an appropriate size. I think there are reasonable limits to flock size too, as people in the city shouldn't be subject to living suddenly beside a farm (noise, smell, dust, etc. can all be issues). <br /><br />My relatives in Sudbury had a flock (10-20 hens and some roosters) that they had for several years until a neighbour complained and they were given a week to get rid of them.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138312727134597470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post-55863440359264647902012-01-16T13:15:18.775-05:002012-01-16T13:15:18.775-05:00That's distressing. I live in Los Angeles, an...That's distressing. I live in Los Angeles, and there are plenty of suburban flocks here. I will admit to objecting somewhat to the neighbor's rooster, if only because we sleep with the windows open in the summer and that bird is very loud at 5am. But honestly, the two pit bulls next door are far more disruptive than that living alarm clock.<br /><br />It all comes down to appropriate care of the animals that depend on you. A reasonable number of chickens for the space, well cared for, will be easier to live with than dogs that roam the neighborhood or bark all night because they're being neglected.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807986016489509644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post-66304477202498716192012-01-16T05:29:46.163-05:002012-01-16T05:29:46.163-05:00Now I want a chicken. (I live on the mountain.)Now I want a chicken. (I live on the mountain.)Erin Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472809280237696832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post-17535999204362165962012-01-15T19:00:54.055-05:002012-01-15T19:00:54.055-05:00Team Chicken and responsible ownership here! I wan...Team Chicken and responsible ownership here! I wanted some last spring but it didn't happen hopefully this year. <br />I care enough to have not bought a home in another better located town because of their anti-chicken laws.Mom IsAmagpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758888003307970015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post-51250431834326401162012-01-15T18:43:34.604-05:002012-01-15T18:43:34.604-05:00I am generally pro-chicken. My parents did have s...I am generally pro-chicken. My parents did have some neighbours who kept chickens but weren't that tidy about it, which meant that lots of other birds were often in the neighbourhood, eating up what the chickens left over, which in turn had all the neighbourhood dogs yapping. (I didn't mind so much, those eggs were delicious).Nyssa Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611807702587831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post-36447279131373420302012-01-15T11:33:53.928-05:002012-01-15T11:33:53.928-05:00I live in Eugene, Oregon. We have a law which allo...I live in Eugene, Oregon. We have a law which allows a person to have 4 hens in the city limits. Even so, a neighbor of mine had a modest flock of 12 in her backyard, and I enjoyed buying eggs from her organically and lovingly raised hens. She moved out to the country where she could properly grow her flock, and I really miss her. Her chickens were clean, and I visited several times and never noticed an odor problem. She was very conscientious about their care, and she gave me some wonderful organic chicken compost which made my garden happy. I'm definitely pro-chicken, as long as they are properly cared for. The people who shouldn't have chickens are the same ones who shouldn't have other pets. It takes responsibility to care for another living creature.meredith MCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26803835.post-38403863216937717992012-01-15T11:03:05.516-05:002012-01-15T11:03:05.516-05:00I was really disappointed when I read that council...I was really disappointed when I read that council had decide to ban them (I'm an ex-Hamiltonian, now living in West Niagara)<br />I grew up just outside of Ancaster and we had chickens (about 15). We had a fair amount of property, but a handful of chickens on you average city lot is no more unhygienic or smelly than a large dog - like any pet you have to clean up after them and take care of them.<br />It just shows how short-sighted Hamilton council is (something they sadly do on a regular basis)Wanderingcatstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459444703722115118noreply@blogger.com