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Bac kyard Chic kens Survey 25 / 81 should take plac e in urban s ett ings . 134 Very pos itiv e ex p. except for the upkeep of tak ing care of droppings in and around coops . You need to be vig. of the wild life seek ing their nex t meal (c oyotes,foxes ) 10/16/2020 1:13 PM 135 Chickens are awesome 10/16/2020 12:43 PM 136 I liked hearing t hem in the morning and I liked knowing that someone is try ing to stay connec ted to our food sources 10/16/2020 12:42 PM 137 I had a few c hickens which I rais ed from lit tle c hic k s in a conv erted rabbit hutch in the back yard with no problems relative to nois e, neighbor c omplaints, etc . It was a great learning experienc e as f ar as responsibilities f or a kid and would be a great alternative for urban k ids for a 4h project ins tead of rabbit s. A good parallel is any rules whic h would apply to rabbits should be applicable to chic k ens. 10/16/2020 12:30 PM 138 There are some behind my mothers house in St. Paul and I did not know they were there until I saw one and it was pointed out 10/16/2020 12:08 PM 139 positiv e interac tions with children 10/16/2020 10:46 AM 140 Lots of families in Arden Hills already hav e c hickens 10/16/2020 10:37 AM 141 Great relationship and respons ibility learnings for children with families. Connects families with their food source. Independence of ut ilizing own property for their own purpose. 10/16/2020 10:18 AM 142 Noisy, smell 10/16/2020 9:55 AM 143 Smelly and disrupt ive t o the immediate neighbors ! The city was as k ed to have them remov ed and they complied. 10/16/2020 9:55 AM 144 We liv e more than 200 feet from a home who k ept chic k ens and we were well aware of t he nois e c aus ed by the birds. When people buy chic k s to raise, they may get a roos ter or t wo by mist ake. And that would c ause noise problems for sure. 10/16/2020 9:50 AM 145 Neighbor a f ew doors s outh had roost ers and chickens. Kids rais ed them for s how. Never had a problem. 10/16/2020 9:45 AM 146 Very pos itiv e ex perience for their entire family.10/16/2020 9:44 AM 147 They're fun to have, good family bonding, and they help people with their daily food cost s.10/16/2020 9:41 AM 148 I did take care of chic k ens that were hatc hed for the purposes of embryology labs and raised them to adult hood and beyond, prior t o their being donated to loc al farms. They were uniformly nois y and borderline filthy despite the fact that we were s crupulous in our cleaning. Salmonella was a worry. 10/16/2020 9:30 AM 149 The chic k ens were noisy, the pens were a s ore spot, the yard was mes s y/junkie looking. Very unsightly. 10/16/2020 9:09 AM 150 They attract c oy otes . Also, I just do not want this in my neighborhood. I didn’t s ign up for urban farming. 10/16/2020 8:18 AM 151 Negativ e: see my c omments lis ted in #3 abov e.10/16/2020 8:12 AM 152 We k now res idents in St Paul who have had good s ucces keeping c hick ens in their yard, they have had no issues wit h neighbors and they provide eggs for many familey & friends . 10/16/2020 8:11 AM 153 They were a great learning ex perience for kids , provided many eggs and at e k itc hen scraps, keeping down on waste. 10/16/2020 8:10 AM 154 Chickens are not a bother- thos e I ’ve known who have had them have kept them res ponsibly.10/16/2020 7:09 AM 155 They brought their ext ra eggs into work for us coworkers. I s aw his henhouse, it was very clean, I would have been fine being his neighbor. 10/15/2020 11:09 PM 156 Great food source and character building for k ids 10/15/2020 10:56 PM 157 Good ex perience for kids /family, good food s ourc e, fun hobby, delicious eggs, eas y low maintenance pets 10/15/2020 9:51 PM 158 My in laws hav e chickens on a farm in the country. The smell is horrific , they’re loud, and the 10/15/2020 9:39 PM