We have to get rid of our chickens!

[Chicken Chickita]

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Good for you!!!

 

[Denninmi]

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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Large animals are no more likely to be smelly if their pens are properly maintained than are chickens. IMO, it is not the job of government to encourage (or to discourage) self sufficiency. I do understand people wanting to control the environment in which they live--all of want that to some extent. Its the old adage about where your rights end and your neighbor's begin. Regulating nuisances, IMO, is much better than regulating things that can cause them. Invariably some cause gets left out and you can have a nuisance that is legal.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Last year the definiton of "service animal" was significantly altered, eliminating the possibility of using that as a loophole. A service animal has to have specific training to help with a specific handicap that falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act. For example seeing eye and hearing ear animals are acknowledged as service animals; emotional support animals are not. Animals trained to detect imminant seizures and keep their handler safe are acknowledged service animals; etc. To a large extent, getting any animal other than a dog acknowledged is more difficult.

 

[ginbart]

If I read right you can have 3 birds in cages? So put the chickens in cages and say they are your pets not farm animals. Good luck.

 

[oneofseven]

How similar is Canadian constitution to US law.

 

[willkatdawson]

I see on your BYC page that you now know who complained. I'm curious, is it who you thought it might have been, or is it someone who acts nice to your face? Do you have any idea why they complained?

 

[misterhandsome]

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Chicken or livestock (or any other pet for that matter) bylaws are municipally derived, not provincially or nationally, although the latter can provide standards/requirements for their care.

I'd say there's as much variety in chicken bylaws across Canada as there is across the US...east/west coast divides, urban/rural divides, etc. I'm pretty sure Vancouver BC and Guelph ON allow hens, but I don't know of any other municipality that does. We're on a relatively small property in rural North Grenville within spittin' distance to town and can do pretty much what we want, but I would suspect that those in the towns cannot have "livestock" in their yards....in particular those living in the newer suburbs.

A lot of formerlly rural towns within commuting distance of major centres (such as North Grenville/Kemptville is to Ottawa, the nation's capital) are losing their rural roots and becoming bedroom communities equipped with subdivisions built around golf courses and other such horrific things. With such development come commuters who's *sensibilities* just can't comprehend why you'd want a "dirty chicken" in your yard because chicken comes packed on white styrofoam covered in plastic wrap from the cooler in the grocery store, right? right?

The lack of knowledge is profound. I have a friend whose entire extended family won't eat brown eggs because they're supposedly dirty. Can't teach her different. I wonder what she thinks is going on with the blue eggs...or the pink ones...

 

[oneofseven]

perhaps they should youtube some grocery store egg factories and see how "clean" they are.

 

[codymax2]

sorry!! I feel your pain! I just had to get rid of my 3 hens a month ago!! We had them for 3 years with no problems and I aparently ticked off a neighbor so they blew us in. I knew when we got the we weren't supposed to have them but darn!! It just doesn't make any sense! I'm allowed to have a giant rottweiler, but no hens?? Really the stinkin pile 'O dog poo is nasty but the chicken caused NOOOOOO problems. I kept them nice and clean. I hate having to buy grocery store eggs

make me sad. For sale sign goin up soon though