I just read an interesting article on backyard chickens in the City of Chicago. It seems that many eco conscious individuals are taking to the trend of adapting chickens as pets for their fresh eggs.
However there are opponents to this new trend, several complaints coming out of woodwork, such as from neighbors about noise, from quality control about rodents, and from urban purists about the un-modern look of chickens in cities.
I personally would welcome a chicken (or two) as a family pet and would love to see more and more people doing this, as it would decrease the need and use of chickens for eggs in those horrid factory farms. As a vegetarian, i know those are no fun for chickens.
I’m all for this new growing trend, and i feel the city of Chicago instead of banning them, should create standards for people wanting to adapt them as pets, in a sanitary and healthy fashion.
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