Board Votes To Let Residents Raise Chickens
Deerfield Village Board of Trustees passes ordinance allowing up to five licenses to raise chickens as part of pilot program.
Up to five Deerfield families will be awarded licenses to raise as many as four egg laying chickens in the Village after the Village Board of Trustees voted 5-1 Tuesday to begin a yearlong pilot program. Only hens capable of laying eggs will be allowed, according to the new law. Roosters are prohibited. The animals must be kept in a coop located in a rear yard more than 10 feet from all neighboring property lines. Earlier: Chicken Raising Program Brings Questions and Answers Not everyone was happy with the new law. Trustee William Seiden was the lone member voting against it. “I looked at the pluses and minuses and the bottom line is I don’t want hens in the yard next to me,” he said. Trustee Barbara Struthers, who grew up in a rural area …
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4:06 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Originally, the Village said people could not keep chickens past their egg laying years. Kids would have to see their chickens taken away. A farm family does not encourage their kids to name the livestock. more ›