lakewood chicken presentation 2
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Responsible Hen Raising in Lakewood
Public Information Meeting about
Agenda
1. Br ief Int roduct ion to Ch ickens, Keeping Chickens, and the Backyard Ch icken Movement .
2. The C leve land Exper ience Mark D idonato Morgan Taggart
3. Round-Tab le D iscuss ion Mari lyn Bene, Rea l tor Howard Hanna Cher ise S ims, P i lot Fami ly Morgan Taggart , OSU Extens ion Mark D idonato , Ch icken Owner
Hens as Pets
Hens for Eggs
Egg Nutrition
What hens eat.
What hens poo
Chickens Build Community
CONCERNS
Noise
Thre
shold
Quie
t Str
eam
Res id
ent i
al
Str
eet
Convers
at i
on
Hens (
at
loudest)
Vacu
um
Cle
aner
Car
Tra
ffic
Law
nm
ow
er
Bark
ing D
og
Baby C
ryin
g
Par r
ot
0
2 0
4 0
6 0
8 0
1 0 0
1 2 0
1 4 0
ODOR
Four chickens have the same output as a
medium-sized dog.
Chicken poo (if cleaned regularly) is less stinky
than dog or cat poo.
Diseases
Avian Flu Salmonella
Property Values
Cold-hardy breeds
Cochins
Plymouth Rock
Wyandotte
Chickens are Flock
Animals
A single chicken will get lonely.
ROOSTERS
• Roosters like to crow
• Hens do not need
roosters
Complaints?
Why Backyard Chickens?
CAFO
Unnatural Husbandry
What have cities done?
Outlaw chickens
Not say anything about chickens
Allow Chickens
COMPARABLE CITY
POPULATION2010 CENSUS
SQUARE MILES
DENSITY
LAKEWOOD, OH 52,131 5.5 9.957.3
ROSEMEAD, CA 53764 5.162 10,387
LAKEWOOD, CA 80,048 9.415 8,456.4
ALBANY, CA 18,539 1.788 10,368
SOMERVILLE, MA
75,754 4.1 18,147.6
REGULATE
Restrict Number of Hens
Setbacks Sanitation
Requirements Enclosure
Requirements Prohibit
Slaughtering Prohibit Roosters Permit if owner
would like to go beyond what regulations require.
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