A chicken in every yard? St. Paul City Council to vote on loose...

do you eat them on a plate?
does garlic make them great?

would I cook them in a stew?
would I kick them with a shoe?

could islanders ever be so meek?
what kind of chickens tame my beak?

Why do you think the avian flu was found predomintely asian countries? Answer: b/c they LIVE with poultry. Have fun with that....

If you want a chicken, move to the country.

"If it passes, residents would be able to get a permit for up to three hens without obtaining the approval of 75 percent of their neighbors within 150 feet, which is currently required. " - and next year it will be 6 hens, then the next year 12 hens and a rooster. It never ends with this type of thing.

good luck with your chickens St. Paul, glad I live in the country.

Jack wrote:

Please, if you want to have farm animals move
to a farm.
Chickens carry parasites and mites, and we
do not need slaughterhouses in St. Paul.
The City needs to limit chickens in St. Paul
backyards, and neighbors need to refuse
to sign petitions.
It is ridiculous that chickens are allowed
in the City of St. Paul.

People carry parasites and mites and St. Paul has had Slaughterhouses since it was founded. And as for mandating people not sign a petition, you can go lay an egg.

Haha. This paranoia with city chickens is the best comedy show in town.
1/ Factory farming is more dangerous to animal and human health than a few chickens in the city. Didn't any of these paranoid commentators read about H1N1? This strain of the flu developed in factory hog and poultry farms before spreading to humans. Same thing with Mad Cow and hoof and mouth disease.
2/ Cities already limit the numbers of cats and dogs you can own, and they haven't upped that each year to a never-ending number.
3/ Few city folk are going to suddenly rush out to buy and keep live chickens simply b/c they can under city law. The number of chicken-keeping residents will stay extremely low simply b/c most people don't want to put in the work and money involved.
4/ I've been chased by more dogs than chickens in my 5 years in Minneapolis. In fact, zero chickens have come after me snarling and barking and baring very large teeth while I was simply going for a jog.(p.s. I have a dog and love dogs.)
5/ People are often more a nuisance than their animals: loud music, drugs, partying, poor upkeep of their homes/yards, illegal driving/parking, etc...
Come on, folks. Really.

I've been thinking about getting an egg-laying hen, and wondered, what do you do with them in the winter? Do they need a heated coop?

The Republican mantra: Americans should be allowed to do anything they want to do... provided they are white, and what they want to do involves smoking, polluting, or shooting.

I am hoping for a quick YES vote on this proposition!

How about pig pens too? Hope they don't miss all the other animals also so they don't have to have another meeting.

Oh one chow mein restaurant use to raise them on the top floor of the restaurant.

Lisa wrote:

I've been thinking about getting an egg-laying hen, and wondered, what do you do with them in the winter? Do they need a heated coop?

I've wondered this too. Since I live downtown, I wouldn't be able to do anything with the knowledge.... but I still wonder :)

Well I'll Be: Chicken feces or Dog Feces, Hope the yard is CLEAN http://maddy-me.blogspot.com

St. Paul has clearly not assimilated the new arrivals from the slums of Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, SE Asia, and Africa. The new arrivals rarely include well-educated, and well off people who might actually enhance the quality of life in the City.
Since "welcoming diversity" means appreciating new cultures, St. Paul is now appreciating its expanding criminal element; its many men and boys, who trample on women and elders, and shoot each other; its new love of isolation and self-indulgence; and its growing distaste for public service. The need for backyard chickens in St. Paul is symptomatic of the growing problems in St. Paul, that, unfortunately for those of us who live near St. Paul are rapidly infesting the suburbs, who such cultural disparities are not welcome.

CHICKENS ? what a s--t hole city

Buck buck buck buck buckgaaaak!

Lisa wrote:

I've been thinking about getting an egg-laying hen, and wondered, what do you do with them in the winter? Do they need a heated coop?

Just a boiling pot of water...

Lisa wrote:

I've been thinking about getting an egg-laying hen, and wondered, what do you do with them in the winter? Do they need a heated coop?

Are you for real? Why didn't you query Google? Do you really think you're going to get an answer here?

Why not, chickens are easy to raise and easy to eat, don't take up much space, who cares, just don't try this up in north oaks they will kill you if you try this up there...

felix wrote:

CHICKENS ? what a s--t hole city

Sounds like redneck Anoka. They allow farm animals too and they make noise and they stink and are dumb.