Chime in: Should Backyard Chickens be Legalized in Wilmette?
New Trier High School junior Zan Fisher is challenging Wilmette's ban on backyard chickens.
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One of our top stories this week was New Trier High School junior Zan Fisher's quest to legalize backyard chickens in Wilmette.
Read New Trier Student Wants Backyard Chickens Legalized
Several Patch readers praised Fisher for her efforts while others were concerned backyard chickens would smell and attract coyotes or racoons.
Phil Hoza wrote on Winnetka-Glencoe Patch:
"We had chickens in our backyard in Wilmette (Washington and 17th Street) when I was young (1950's). It was great to wake up with them crowing at 5am in the morning."
joeei benedict wrote on Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch:
"This is not a farm community and I'd hate to wake up to the sounds of a chicken being eaten by a racoon."
As of May 4, more than 82 percent of Patch readers said backyard chickens should be legalized in Wilmette.
What do you think of the issue? Chime in by commenting below or voting in our poll.
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NHL
9:24 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
i agree with a quote from last week that we are way too insulated from nature and where our food comes from.....
i'd say let them have chickens.... BUT, with the stipulation of no roosters---don't need to hear that at 5 am!! perhaps limit the number of chickens per household and require owners to build proper housing for them.... register and inoculate them like any other pet.... if they disturb the neighbors, treat it like any other nuisance pet (barking dog, or whatever).....
Chi-an Chang
10:05 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Hi N. Libby,
Thanks for the suggestions! I agree roosters would probably be too noisy and I like your idea for regulating backyard chickens like pets. (I am imagining hens with little tags around their neck and wonder if they could scratch it off like my cat.)