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Bac kyard Chic kens Survey 32 / 81 289 Everyone that I k now who has had urban c hick ens has had a great experience raising them and enjoy ing the benefit of fresh eggs. The c hickens are harmless and s hould be allowed. 10/7/2020 10:10 AM 290 Laying hens are largely s ilent, a great s ourc e of fresh food, educ ational f or children, and sust ainable. Most urban chicken coops are unnoticeable to neighbors. 10/7/2020 8:48 AM 291 A source of learning res ponsibility for children, fresh eggs, and opportunity t o s hare f ood with neighbors . 10/7/2020 8:48 AM 292 People who have chic kens do need to take c are of them, and keep their coop & yard c lean. But, the s ame goes for those that hav e dogs & cats. We all k now neighbors whose dog/s is way more of annoying then it s hould be. I have smelled people's dog poop inv es ted yards blowing in the wind... and barking... 10/7/2020 8:03 AM 293 The family had a garden and c hickens and kids learned to help raise them and had fresh quality eggs . Kids learned about food sources and gardening. 10/7/2020 6:41 AM 294 It’s been very educational for their c hildren 10/7/2020 5:48 AM 295 My friend had them and it was dis gusting after about 6 months . She had no idea how muc h time and effort it took so the coop got filthy. Fleas, mice, snak es and c oy otes bec ame a problem for the nex t y ear. The neighbors complained so many times but they didn't get rid of them unt il their own dog was k illed by a c oy ote. 10/6/2020 11:36 PM 296 My brother in-law has 6 c hic k ens in the small y ard it he built a coup that kept the chickens within their boundaries so no disturbances to their neighbors. 10/6/2020 10:39 PM 297 Exc ellent learning experienc e f or t heir kids in animal husbandry and provided an ongoing family project. 10/6/2020 10:27 PM 298 Great way to learn about chic k ens 10/6/2020 9:47 PM 299 Great learning experience for k ids in regards to humane food s ourc ing, s us tainable liv ing, res ponsibility. 10/6/2020 9:40 PM 300 No problem s 10/6/2020 9:15 PM 301 All positiv es - children love to v isit them and they are fun to watch pecking around 10/6/2020 8:32 PM 302 It’s been great to have fresh eggs ! They are quiet , minimal smell and great for building strong work ethic in children!! 10/6/2020 8:02 PM 303 Wonderful eggs to share with neighbors 10/6/2020 5:53 PM 304 Noisy, odor 10/6/2020 4:59 PM 305 No problems.Much quieter than dogs.10/6/2020 12:14 PM 306 A neighbor did but I didn't really dis cuss it with him. Didn't cause any is s ues. Loos e dogs are muc h more of an is s ue for me! and multiple neighbors let their dogs loos e, don't even bother with Invis ible Fenc e ev er 10/6/2020 10:45 AM 307 We had c hickens f or years in Ros eville. They are eas y to properly c are f or t hem. Our neighbors loved them. 2 neighbors didn’t know we had them for years - the coop looked like a shed. 4-6 hens don’t cause is s ues lik e s mell. We nev er had rodents or issues wit h c oy otes , Fox. Those animals were in the neighborhood but wit h a good coop des ign/build they didn’t get in the c oop or bother our hens. We miss the high quality eggs ! 10/6/2020 10:13 AM 308 I grew up in a MN s uburb nex t to a neighbor who had s ev eral c hic k ens. As a kid it was a great experienc e taking c are of them and raising t hem. I went over there a few times a week and collect ed eggs, cleaned their pen and played with the chic k ens. I ev en helped them hatch chic k s . They had a rooster which was nois y but the hens were very quiet and sweet. Overall my ex perience was a very pos it ive one, and one I hope to giv e my children someday s oon. 10/6/2020 8:29 AM 309 Neither positive or negativ e.10/6/2020 8:02 AM 310 I had friends growing up who k ept chic kens on a s mall res idential lot (much smaller t han the average Arden Hills lot). The c hildren learned a lot bot h about responsibility as well as about the logis tic s of how to des ign a coup as well as the nutritional needs of chic kens. They had all hens and their bac k yard was k ept very c lean. 10/6/2020 7:26 AM