I thought individuals raising chickens locally was a good thing as they are not exposed to vast amounts of other chickens being born and raised too close together.
I admit I haven't studied it. It's too bad that it is hard to figure out the real truth of things. So many precautions may be for nothing.
If its' not one thing, it's 10...right?
There do seem to be an awful lot of things, yes. We plod along and hope to get to as many as we can.
Chickens are a good thing, but some folks just don't want that kind living in their neighborhood.
I understand. A lot of places that have chickens, even if it is not a lot, do come with a not so pleasant smell. I think people get used to it when it is theirs and maybe they become nose blind, but the neighbors are not always so lucky. Also, if there is a rooster, the every morning crowing can become annoying.
The smell can be a bit much, I admit. The only folks here that I know with chickens keep their coops scrupulously clean though, and there is no smell at all, certainly not that would reach someone more than 20 feet away. And I support "no roosters" in the law, even though I find the morning crowing charming. I know it is highly irritating to some.