Chicken Ordinances in the News

Notice how much Chloe has grown since July 4th. She's about 31/2 months old now.

Allie Nicodemo, with her fancy new camera, was able to find Chloe's eyes!
After a great weekend in the North Carolina mountains with my horse and chicken loving relatives, I'm back to researching how other towns deal with their flocks. Things are heating up in Wake Forest, NC as an amendment to a pro chicken ordinance is no doubt close to being passed thanks to the dedication of some thoughtful people. http://www.wfchickens.blogspot.com/

In Sanford, NC a controversy over backyard chickens leads some to believe there is discrimination against Hispanics involved. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1145785.html Could this be the case with me??? My last name is Alvarez.

Seriously, the "town verses gown" aspect of my case has been raised by many. Has the University only responded so quickly because I live so near the center of campus, while allowing much more serious problems in less visible areas to go unanswered?

FYI - the term "gown" refers to university students and faculty who have a tradition of wearing academic gowns to class - while "town" represents the support staff or working class.

Is the chicken issue part of a class system? If so, mine are very fancy- what's the problem?

In Asheville, NC work is underway to try and relax the backyard chicken ordinance to make it easier to raise a few birds. The current law says chickens must be 100 feet away from neighbors. http://www.mountainx.com/news/2008/071608buzz1

This is just North Carolina, just this week.

It's happening all over the country. It's too late for Sewanee to lead the way, but surely we need to get on the bandwagon and not be left embarrassingly behind.

Raliegh has no limit on number of chickens, Chapel Hill allows 20, Charlotte allows 20.

I'm coming up with an ordinance proposal for the Community Council. I think it will be seriously considered. This is a good time to be a chicken in Sewanee...