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Continuing with the recent bird theme, today I received an inquiry from a resident about keeping egg-laying hens in the City. This is the second time in four months someone has asked me about this. A bit of quick research shows this is becoming a popular trend. A few examples:

• Urban Chickens addendum: Allowing Vancouverites to Raise Chickens Fact Sheet
• Waterloo Hen Association by-law proposal
• Urban Hen Movement

Currently, our by-laws severely limit the raising of any livestock within the City, but the trend away from factory farming and toward locally grown food is giving the laying hen hope for a better future as a food-producing urban pet.  What do you think? Would something like this “fly” here? Or would it be dead as a Dodo?

Best viewed with sound. It’s difficult to see because of the quality of the video, but many of the trees in the background and the surrounding area are also full of crows. Loud, squawking, pooping crows.