To: Burbank Town Council
We, the undersigned citizens of Garner, believe that chickens belong within the town limits in residential areas. The Town ordinance should be changed to allow less than 20 backyard hens for the following reasons:
-- Chickens produce a rich fertilizer by-product, high in nitrogen, eliminating the need for petrochemical fertilizers.
-- Chickens eat bugs, including ticks, reducing our backyard pest population, and allowing for reduced use of pesticides.
-- Backyard hens provide an educational opportunity to teach children where our food comes from and demonstrate responsible pet ownership.
-- Fresh, naturally raised eggs have an improved nutrient profile compared to conventional eggs.
-- Chickens eat table scrapes, reducing municipal solid waste.
-- A properly cleaned and maintained chicken coop poses no sanitation risks.
By amending the Town ordinance to allow residents to keep hens in residential zones, the Town of Garner will encourage stewardship of the environment and food production on a household scale.
The momentum for our backyard hens is undeniable now. Burbank is starting to listen.
18 Comments
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Ma Flor Marina Alvarez-Ibarra
1 year ago
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They are helpful in many ways producing compost for gardens and giving eggs of course. Although they may smell there’s many ways to control odor with things like first Saturday lime and more products. It’s very minimal effort to care for them maybe 10 minutes a day just to bring feed and water in the morning and take away at night. They are also like emotional support animals as you find a sense of purpose and you love them. It’s a big effort in the beginning and costly but only the beginning, to make the coop and buy supplies you’ll need for their care etc. I think the town can create a panflet with info on all this, describing all implications and responsibilities and cost. People then can decide whether they can go through with the compromise or not.
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Fabiola
4 years ago
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My kids really miss our chickens that we had to give away due to the concerns one of my neighbors. I agree there’s need to be a change in our suburb.
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Nicole Antinori
7 years ago
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Chickens are clean and help keep the mosquito population down. Who doesn't love fresh eggs in the morning? I can understand not allowing roosters because of the crowing but hens are quiet.
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mohamed e abualghoul
6 months ago
You pay so much in taxes and your mortgage and can hardly do anything that plenty of other ordinances allow. People survive just fine having chickens.
To: Burbank Town Council
We, the undersigned citizens of Garner, believe that chickens belong within the town limits in residential areas. The Town ordinance should be changed to allow less than 20 backyard hens for the following reasons:
-- Chickens produce a rich fertilizer by-product, high in nitrogen, eliminating the need for petrochemical fertilizers.
-- Chickens eat bugs, including ticks, reducing our backyard pest population, and allowing for reduced use of pesticides.
-- Backyard hens provide an educational opportunity to teach children where our food comes from and demonstrate responsible pet ownership.
-- Fresh, naturally raised eggs have an improved nutrient profile compared to conventional eggs.
-- Chickens eat table scrapes, reducing municipal solid waste.
-- A properly cleaned and maintained chicken coop poses no sanitation risks.
By amending the Town ordinance to allow residents to keep hens in residential zones, the Town of Garner will encourage stewardship of the environment and food production on a household scale.
The momentum for our backyard hens is undeniable now. Burbank is starting to listen.
18 Comments
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Ma Flor Marina Alvarez-Ibarra
1 year ago
Featured
They are helpful in many ways producing compost for gardens and giving eggs of course. Although they may smell there’s many ways to control odor with things like first Saturday lime and more products. It’s very minimal effort to care for them maybe 10 minutes a day just to bring feed and water in the morning and take away at night. They are also like emotional support animals as you find a sense of purpose and you love them. It’s a big effort in the beginning and costly but only the beginning, to make the coop and buy supplies you’ll need for their care etc. I think the town can create a panflet with info on all this, describing all implications and responsibilities and cost. People then can decide whether they can go through with the compromise or not.
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Fabiola
4 years ago
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My kids really miss our chickens that we had to give away due to the concerns one of my neighbors. I agree there’s need to be a change in our suburb.
N
Nicole Antinori
7 years ago
Featured
Chickens are clean and help keep the mosquito population down. Who doesn't love fresh eggs in the morning? I can understand not allowing roosters because of the crowing but hens are quiet.
M
mohamed e abualghoul
6 months ago
You pay so much in taxes and your mortgage and can hardly do anything that plenty of other ordinances allow. People survive just fine having chickens.
They are helpful in many ways producing compost for gardens and giving eggs of course. Although they may smell there’s many ways to control odor with things like first Saturday lime and more products. It’s very minimal effort to care for them maybe 10 minutes a day just to bring feed and water in the morning and take away at night. They are also like emotional support animals as you find a sense of purpose and you love them. It’s a big effort in the beginning and costly but only the beginning, to make the coop and buy supplies you’ll need for their care etc. I think the town can create a panflet with info on all this, describing all implications and responsibilities and cost. People then can decide whether they can go through with the compromise or not.