Proposed NJ Ord NOW VIRAL! See Post #1 (Update) & #36 newsclip

[Stevo]

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Stevo - do you know what news station it was on? Thx. JJ

Yes it was on NJN and it refered to Howell Township he said. I said he was mistaken because I had allready seen a post on HOPEWELL Township but he was insistent that it was Howell.

 

[jjthink]

NJN TV. Wow.
And you are right. Hopewell Township.

 

[goldeneggtees]

The part about the conjugal visits was quoted in the Post today in the weird but true section.

 

[wpalmisano]

So you just show up with a rooster and drop him in with your hens for two days and presto! Fertilized eggs! That is awesome ! Who is going to expain it to the roosters ?

 

[jjthink]

Thanks howling!



Weird but true section of the New York Post

Post Wire Services NEW YORK POST

Last Updated: 7:36 AM, March 21, 2011

Posted: 3:04 AM, March 21, 2011

It's OK to have sex -- but you better not crow about it.

That was the warning to roosters in the New Jersey community of Hopewell Township.

A proposed local law would limit mating between roosters and hens in backyard pens to 10 days a year -- and no more than five consecutive nights.

"It's a noise issue," said John Hart, who helped draft the ordinance.

 

[jjthink]

And now Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/18/us-chickens-love-idUSTRE72H7HD20110318


New Jersey town to limit chicken conjugal visits

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Can you feel the love tonight? For roosters in New Jersey's Hopewell Township, it may depend on whether the hook-up falls within the 10 days that would be allowed annually for conjugal visits with hens under a proposed law.

"It's a noise issue," John Hart, a farmer who helped draft the chicken ordinance, said on Friday.

The measure would limit conjugal visits between roosters and hens in backyard farms to 10 days a year and no more than five consecutive nights.

Crowing is strictly prohibited in the relatively rural town, which borders Princeton.

But keeping a rooster from cock-a-doodling to the ladies could pose a challenge, Hart said.

"That's basically their mating call. In the morning, they wake up the hens and say, 'It's time for me to take care of business,'" Hart said.

The chicken ordinance has been under discussion for three years, ever since a family wanted to erect a backyard coop but was told by the town health department it would be illegal.

Meanwhile, Hart said, hundreds of chickens and roosters have been living in town under the legal radar as the proposed ordinance nears a final vote on March 28.

Some people mistakenly think a rooster is needed for a hen to lay eggs, when the rooster is only necessary to fertilize eggs to hatch live chickens, Hart added.

(Reporting by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Jerry Norton)

 

[jjthink]

I think fair to say this thing is now viral.

Pakistan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\\03\\20\\story_20-3-2011_pg9_4
Town limits conjugal visits for roosters
DAILY TIMES - A new voice for a new Pakistan

Can you feel the love? Some roosters in the state of New Jersey may not feel it too often as a township plans to limit their conjugal visits with hens.
“It’s a noise issue,” said John Hart, a farmer who helped draft the chicken ordinance in Hopewell Township, which border on Princeton.
The measure would limit mating between roosters and hens in backyard farms to 10 days a year and no more than five consecutive nights.
Crowing is strictly prohibited in the relatively rural town but Hart said it could that could
pose a problem.
“That’s basically their mating call. In the morning, they wake up the hens and say, ‘It’s time for me to take care of business,’” Hart said.
The chicken ordinance has been under discussion for three years, ever since a family wanted to erect a backyard coop but was told by the town health department it would be illegal.
Meanwhile, Hart said, hundreds of chickens and roosters have been living in town under the legal radar as the proposed ordinance nears a final vote
on March 28.
Some people mistakenly think a rooster is needed for a hen to lay eggs, when the rooster is only necessary to fertilize eggs to hatch live chickens, Hart added. reuters

France:
http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/2...int-la-saison-des-amours-des-coqs_974031.html
Une ville aux USA restreint la saison des amours des coqs
publié le 18/03/2011 à 23:24
Pour limiter les nuisances sonores, une petite ville du New Jersey, dans le nord-est des Etats-Unis, envisage de limiter à dix jours par an la période durant laquelle les coqs auront désormais le droit de s'accoupler dans les cours de ferme.
"C'est un problème de bruit", explique John Hart, un éleveur qui a contribué à rédiger cet arrêté municipal à Hopewell Township, en bordure de Princeton.
Pas plus de cinq nuits consécutives seront permises pour cette période dans cette localité rurale où le chant du coq est déjà sévèrement réglementé.
"Ce qui fait problème, c'est le cocorico d'amour du coq. Au petit matin, il réveille toute la basse-cour et tout le monde avec", souligne notre fermier.
Cet arrêté faisait en réalité l'objet de débats depuis trois ans dans cette bourgade où une famille s'était vu interdire par les autorités sanitaires de construire un poulailler dans sa cour de ferme.
L'arrêté municipal, pour être adopté, doit encore être adopte en dernière lecture le 28 mars.
Barbara Goldberg; Jean-Loup Fiévet pour le service françaisPar Reuters Partager l'info :

And India
http://www.west-bengal.com/world/us-town-to-limit-conjugal-visits-for-randy-roosters/97941.html
Home WorldUS town to limit conjugal visits for randy roostersMar 19, 2011, 13:33 IST | Agency: ANI | Place: NEW YORK

Can you feel the love? Some roosters in the state of New Jersey may not feel it too often as a township plans to limit their conjugal visits with hens.

"It's a noise issue," said John Hart, a farmer who helped draft the chicken ordinance in Hopewell Township, which border on Princeton.

The measure would limit mating between roosters and hens in backyard farms to 10 days a year and no more than five consecutive nights.

Crowing is strictly prohibited in the relatively rural town but Hart said it could that could pose a problem.

"That's basically their mating call. In the morning, they wake up the hens and say, 'It's time for me to take care of business,'" Hart said.

The chicken ordinance has been under discussion for three years, ever since a family wanted to erect a backyard coop but was told by the town health department it would be illegal.

Meanwhile, Hart said, hundreds of chickens and roosters have been living in town under the legal radar as the proposed ordinance nears a final vote on March 28.

Some people mistakenly think a rooster is needed for a hen to lay eggs, when the rooster is only necessary to fertilise eggs to hatch live chickens, Hart added.

 

[goldeneggtees]

Way to go NJ!!!!!!!!! WOW! Honestly it seems really crazy to place such silly restrictions on when chickens can mate. Sounds like the guys who thought these laws up are the laughing stock!

 

[jjthink]

NBC
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...en-Mating-to-Ten-Days-Per-Year-118241709.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42152110/ns/local_news-new_york_ny/
NJ Township Balks at Chicken Mating The town is seeking to limit noise from rooster crowing.
By SUSANNAH GRIFFEE
Updated 2:04 PM EDT, Fri, Mar 18, 2011 | Print

Hens and roosters would only be able to mate 10 days out of the year in one New Jersey town under legislation being considered to limit noisy rooster crowing.

John Hart, a farmer and member of the Hopewell Township Agricultural Advisory Committee, began working on the ordinance three years ago, when a town resident wanted to raise chickens in his yard.

“The resident went to the township wanting to build a chicken coop, and the township told him it wasn’t legal unless he had five acres of land,” Hart said.

That was the beginning of a long and complicated effort to create an ordinance allowing chicken coops in residential areas.

The current version of the ordinance strikes a truce between families who want to raise chickens and residents who fear that crowing roosters will disturb their sleep.

Under the plan, roosters will be allowed into chicken coops for conjugal visits ten days out of every year. No rooster can stay longer than five consecutive nights.

“The roosters will crow when the sun rises, when there is a full moon, you never can tell exactly when a rooster will crow,” said Hopewell Mayor James Burd. “But if the person wants to show their children the life cycle of a chicken you need a male and a female bird.”

According to Burd, Hopewell has modeled its ordinance after one in nearby Cranbury Township. However, “their ordinance is much more lenient than what we have.”

In Hopewell, a person owning five acres or more can have an unlimited number of chickens and livestock, and a person owning three acres can have a horse.

However, no farm animals are currently allowed on smaller property. The pending ordinance, scheduled for a vote next month, would allow residents with half an acre to keep chickens on their property.

Hart said chickens can be an important part of life for many families.

In addition to serving as a source of fresh food, chickens can also make great pets.

“When children raise the chicks from a young age they interact with the children better,” Hart said. “Chickens are also cheaper than a dog or a cat.”


and


WALL STREET JOURNAL
NY REGION
MARCH 18, 2011
Legislating Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
By LISA FLEISHER
A New Jersey township is considering limiting how often roosters and hens can roll in the hay.
After some Hopewell Township residents raised the idea a few years ago of allowing people to raise chickens in backyard coops, others worried they'd be awakened at dawn by crowing roosters.
And now, a truce has been proposed: Roosters can have visitation rights, 10 days a year for up to five days at a time.
"We've been pecking at this for quite some time," said Mayor Jim Burd. Yes, that is his name.
"Don't egg us on, please," he said.

Priya Perumal
Priya Perumal, 38, of Marlboro, had to give up the three chickens she kept as pets for her children.
The 10 day-a-year limit would accommodate families who want to watch eggs hatch and raise chicks—and need a rooster to make that happen, Mr. Burd said.
"I don't think they're going to get engaged," he said. "Roosters and hens are roosters and hens. I don't know if you've ever been on a farm or not but I have. There's…it's the animal instinct."
The proposed ordinance, which is set for a final vote in April, allows residents to keep male chicks until they begin to crow. At that point they must be given away or killed.
The Mercer County township is the latest in the Garden State to try to accommodate backyard farmers.
Earlier this year, Jersey City floated a proposal to allow people to keep fewer than eight hens—not roosters—with the consent of neighbors. But after a public uproar, the council indefinitely tabled the proposal.
Hopewell Township resident Ted Borer helped propose the idea of introducing chicken husbandry, saying it would be perfect for his family, which already keeps a small organic garden, composts and grows fruit on his acre of land.
The lure of the urban farm practice has so much appeal, Jane Meggitt of Cream Ridge said she has adopted chickens from several families who never thought about zoning issues.
Ms. Meggitt, who lives on seven acres, rescued three chickens from Marlboro resident Priya Perumal, who bought them for her children after the family Golden Retriever died.
Ms. Perumal tried to fight the town when she was told they weren't allowed. But she was told it would take a $2,500 deposit and a hearing to get a variance—and her neighbors could throw a wrench in the process at any time.
Her 6-year-old daughter was particularly attached to one chicken, Dura, whom she would give rides in her Barbie car.
"I never knew that they could be that good pets," she said

 

[scbatz33]

Real housewives of nj.......jersey shore.......now this.....way to put yourself on the map NJ.

Do you suppose this law will apply to pauly d?