Finally our chickens are coming home to roost

[Catherine]

I don't think anyone who wants backyard chickens wants to keep them in small cages. They would probably need little chicken coops with some kind of outdoor run that is protected. We do have hawks so the hens would need some protection.
I am sure people can set up something nice for their birds. They can use the waste from the chickens as natural fertilizer or it could go out in our green bins and be composted by the city. 

If it works out in the pilot areas then my area should be next to be approved. I wouldn't be able to keep chickens, but some of my neighbours would. I think it would be pleasant to hear a few hens clucking. People really want this and the city councilor who supported it is a good guy who pushes to make this a more liveable city.

I think the city should have a few goats to keep the weeds down, but that is another issue. Maybe some day we will.

I think we can have bee hives too. The yard has to be big enough, but there are hives in the city. Some of the big buildings have them on the roof tops.  

I am hoping that this is a trend for big cities. It is not good for a big city to be a barren concrete jungle. The direction now is to be more natural and chickens are part of that naturalizing.