Backyard poultry has a lot of advantages, according to the Chicken Whisperer. Andy Schneider holds workshops to educate people that are interested in having chickens in their backyards as pets or for their eggs. He says there’s a surprising number of towns in the United States that allow backyard chickens.
“About 85 percent of the towns that approach changing the laws to allow backyard poultry do end up changing those laws, with some of the laws a little more strict than others.”
The Normal Town Council is drafting a proposed ordinance that would allow backyard chickens after a resident asked if he could have a chicken coop outside his house. Schneider says he hasn’t seen any data that suggests residential poultry devalues a house.
“Show me just one case, anywhere in America, where someone got $10,000 less for their house because their neighbor had chickens or the town they were trying to sell their house in allowed backyard poultry. It doesn’t exist, so it’s a moot point when people try to bring that up.”
If people are concerned about what to do with a backyard chicken after it dies, Schneider says to fear not.
“Some people may bury it, some people may compost it, and some may put it in the garbage just like you did with that rotisserie chicken you didn’t finish from the grocery store last night!”
Listen to R.C. and Jim’s interview with the Chicken Whisperer below.
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