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Bac kyard Chic kens Survey 27 / 81 184 My neighbor lef t her c hickens run all ov er my y ard eve that we told t hem to keep their c hicken away f rom our hous e 10/15/2020 4:26 PM 185 It was my neighbor and I got the freshes t eggs. Nothing like them 10/15/2020 4:13 PM 186 A friend in the area had c hic k ens. Enjoyed t he eggs and the experience.10/15/2020 4:09 PM 187 Fresh eggs, keeps bug population down and neighborhood kids loved learning about the lifec y c le. 10/15/2020 4:08 PM 188 no negative experienc e. great food for the c oy otes 10/15/2020 4:02 PM 189 Chickens need very s ecure enc losures to keep them s afe from c oyot es. The coy otes can dig under fences and will attack chic k ens. Chic k ens may inc reas e the coyote populations around the area too which is dangerous to small dogs and other animals . 10/15/2020 4:00 PM 190 A neighbor used to have 2 or 3 hens, They were kept in a c age, bothered no one, and it was fun to hear t heir cackle when they would lay an egg. Nothing negative about it. 10/15/2020 3:58 PM 191 Mos tly positiv e ex periences. The eggs are great! The only issue I hav e seen if they're are not properly wat ched after foxes will get after the c hickens and kill them. 10/15/2020 3:22 PM 192 When I was growing up, my friend on Hamline avenue had chickens . They always had eggs and they were sooo fres h. 10/15/2020 3:22 PM 193 Urban chic k ens are no different than rural farms that als o rais e c hickens for food and eggs. They require care, are mess y and make nois e and can t rans mit disease jus t as any animal that roams around. People get ideas for "what a great idea" they would mak e as pets and lay eggs - then when the thrill wears off they are dumped off somewhere or let loos e - to fend for thems elves, never caring if t hey s urv ive or not. I grew up in a farming family and the farm is where chic k ens and food producing animals belong. 10/15/2020 2:19 PM 194 Sev eral friends with c hickens ; all hav e had pos itiv e experiences. They have had no v ermin or unsanitariness. The fresh eggs from a known s ourc e is v ery appreciated. 10/15/2020 1:54 PM 195 My daughter has had c hick ens for about 5 years in ros ev ille. So great for fresh eggs , great teac hing t ool for my grandc hildren. Life, death. Caring for an animal, cleaning out the c oop. They are not nois y at all, roosters yes but not hens. It's been a win win all around. 10/15/2020 1:49 PM 196 Yes we'v e k nown tons of people who have kept c hickens . Only positiv e ex periences from fresh eggs to learning experienc es for k ids. and I'm surprised to learn it's not allowed in Arden Hills, this seems unnecessarily res trictiv e. 10/15/2020 1:47 PM 197 Early morning rooster calls. Als o, was not k ept up well, a mess.10/15/2020 12:45 PM 198 They enjoyed the experience, liked the fresh eggs.10/15/2020 12:39 PM 199 I have never had them my s elf.10/15/2020 10:53 AM 200 I had a positiv e ex perience with chickens and brings us out side yo enjoy nature.10/15/2020 10:36 AM 201 They shared eggs, the children had respons ibilities, and the food source for us was exc ellent in that the c hick ens ate healthy food s craps . Commercial c hickens ’ diet is much less nutritional which trickles down to egg qualit y. 10/15/2020 9:37 AM 202 My brother kept them on his small South Minneapolis property. There was no issues with the chic k ens or the neighbors or any thing. 10/15/2020 9:31 AM 203 The families I know who hav e or have had chic k ens have really enjoyed the ex perience. Children learn about animal hus bandry and hav e t he res ponsibility of c aring for s omeone and enjoy bonding with the birds and every one enjoy s the eggs. A s mall downs ide is the consideration that has to be tak en towards keeping the birds s afe from predators. 10/15/2020 9:18 AM 204 None 10/15/2020 8:43 AM 205 It was jus t calming to see them...not unlike having a pet bird in a c age 10/15/2020 8:20 AM 206 The home where I pic k ed up my week ly CSA v egetables (c ommunity s upported agriculture) this summer had 4 or 5 c hickens in the back yard. Sometimes they were roaming freely in the fenc ed-in yard, and sometimes they were in their coop. They were all different, and all beautiful! My fiv e year old grand daughter was delighted by them! 10/15/2020 8:07 AM