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Bring Backyard Chickens to Cambridge

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Anonymous
10 years ago

I may not have my own but I think people should be allow provided they are in a coop and not allowed to run free.

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Sukarno
10 years ago

Yes Allowed Cambridge residents

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Marc Miller
10 years ago

I live in Preston and have chickens in my yard. Hens only. 9 of them. I had roosters and they are loud, obnoxious, and generally evil! Hehh. The hens are sweethearts. They mow my grass, eat my scraps, control bugs, fertilize my garden, and yard, provide me with eggs and hours of entertainment just simply watching them be birds! My children understand eggs do not just come from a store, the understand how to look after another life, and love finding treasures (eggs)! We know that our chickens are NOT laying PAIN or SUFFERING eggs. Our eggs taste different from the store. Don't believe me... try it yourself! Creamy.. delicious... This is a sustainable way of life. My chickens do not smell as I clean their house regularly (free compost!!! Hot stuff tho!). If they get bugs, diatomaceous earth (sp?) is your best friend! They need to be nurtured, but then you will reap the rewards! My ladies, for the most part, are quiet and clean. I would not have any issues if everyone in Cambridge had the ladies in the fashion that I have them. Clean, protected and nurtured.... now think about the factory farms... Clean? Protected? Nurtured? I don't think so. This is how it should have been done from the beginning.

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Jackie Fountain
10 years ago

I live in Preston now, but I kept chickens when I lived in Guelph. I wish I could do so again!

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Paul Robertson
10 years ago

Maybe I will build a coup in my back yard in Preston, I can if I want and the city can't stop me. In the city, but zoned for it.

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Jen Beckner
10 years ago

Great idea. It's important to know where your food comes from.

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jack kuchma
10 years ago

I'm from Preston. I think this is a great idea

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Grant Fraser
10 years ago

Allow chickens

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Brigitte M Gamache
10 years ago

Galt

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Tim Biffis
10 years ago

I am wanting to have backyard chicken. Just a few. To know they are taken care of humanly and able to roam the yard is a huge benefit for them. Also, I have grandchildren to enjoy what I did when I was a child.

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Julie Catala
10 years ago

I would love to be able to a few hens in my backyard to have fresh eggs all year long for my family!

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Anonymous
10 years ago

The educational benefits for children at home would be amazing.

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Paula Bruno
10 years ago

Would love to see Cambridge allow backyard chickens.

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Christine Martz
10 years ago

This would be a great idea for families.

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Misha Carrasco
10 years ago

Galt, Cambridge, Ontario

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David Iza
10 years ago

I believe this promotes sustainable living culture and habits.

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Dennis McIntyre
10 years ago

Please no roosters ! Chickens ok and maybe limit the number based on property size and egg consumption! Want not waste not !!

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Nelly Andrade
10 years ago

We should defiantly be able to do this. It would give the consumer a much healthier option in poultry and eggs.. In controlling what we feed our chickens and how they are brought up.

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Donna Bard
10 years ago

Please make this happen!

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Frederick Roy
10 years ago

With constant inflation and a weak Canadian dollar, food prices are set to rise in Canada for the years to come. It is imperative that we get our fundamental right to raise chicken in our backyards and move towards a more sustainable and ethical way of living. Please let me know how else I can help to achieve this goal. Thank you