Canada: Push for backyard chickens hatching around Saskatchewan
Snider added that chicken clucks are quieter than lawnmowers, snowblowers or barking dogs – when the chickens make any noise at all.
By Gillian Massie
CKOM News
Nov 29, 2023
Excerpt:Snider said she understands there may be some concerns about chicken keeping inside the city limits, which is why Queen City Chickens has put together a list of frequently asked questions on its petition.
Noise, messes and smells are all things that were considered in the report set to go to Regina city council.
Dr. Wanda Martin, an adviser with Bridge City Chickens, said most of those common concerns are not major problems with small flocks.
“There’s very little noise. There’s very little smell,” said Martin. “All the things that people are afraid of don’t really exist on a small scale.”
Martin is an associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing, researching urban agriculture. Her research was part of the 2017 effort to get the Saskatoon’s council to change bylaws around chicken keeping.
