Ilanaspax t1_j5ey1zg wrote on January 22, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Reply to comment by bodhipooh in With the cost of Eggs being high due to inflation have others started their own chicken by Brudesandwich

I ask because if you’ve ever been sat in the backyard you’ll notice plenty of mice/rats running around in the bushes at the end of the yard and it’s clearly a result of them being attracted by whatever the chickens are being fed on the other side of the fence. I can’t imagine being okay with that as a neighbor if you’re trying to run a business…

bodhipooh t1_j5ezu7j wrote on January 22, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Honestly, I have NO IDEA how they are getting away with it. If it is that bad that mice and rats are running around, I am really surprised that LoFi is putting up with it. But, what you describe is precisely why people are often not cool with chickens and other farm livestock kept within city limits or in close proximity to where they live. And, by the way, I say that as someone who 100% would love to keep some animals. Growing up, my paternal grandpa ran a small farm and so I got to spend a lot of time around chickens, rabbits, and pigs. Those are some fond memories, but I totally get why people would be opposed to chickens living close by.