Chicken Debate Comes Home to Roost in Northbrook
Community members pressure village to reconsider its chicken ordinance; opponents worry about property values.
If chickens cross the road into Northbrook, so to speak, it won’t be without opposition. At a meeting held Tuesday night to discuss village regulations on keeping chickens, residents clashed over whether the animals belonged in barnyards or backyards. Currently, village ordinance prohibits residents from raising chickens on lots smaller than two acres—meaning the vast majority of people cannot do so. “I would hope that Northbrook would take a fresh new look at this,” said resident Christine Buti. “You can keep a few chickens without neighbors even knowing.” Related: Backyard Chickens Ruffle Feathers in Northbrook Fellow resident George Stutz disagreed. “I do not like the notion of having chickens in my neighbor’s backyard when I’m …
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Anne
8:58 am on Thursday, March 1, 2012
My neighbor had chickens. I'm thinking those were the removed chickens mentioned above. They also had a rooster which crowed in the morning. It was kind of cool to hear it, but I live by the bike path and I too, would be worried about the coyotes coming into the neighborhood to get to them. more ›