Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Members discuss possible restrictions; Lockwood favors yearly inspections and a fee for inspections.
The Fenton City Council isn't trying to ruffle any feathers, but is taking a look at a city chicken ordinance. After some discussion, Fenton council members have asked for a proposed ordinance on the keeping of chickens in the city. Some support the ordinance the way it is written, while others say they believe residents should be able to keep hens — with restrictions. Fenton resident Malissa Bossardet, a mother of three who lives on South Adelaide Street, is asking to keep her chickens. The animals supply organic eggs for her family, Bossardet has said, but keeping them is in violation of Fenton’s current ordinance. Fenton council discussed the keeping of chickens in the city, at the end of Monday’s work session. City Manager Lynn …
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Michael Henk has raised chickens for nearly two years in the city.
When it comes to chickens, Michael Henk doesn’t know what all the squawking is about. The Fenton resident has hosted chickens at his Silver Lake Road residence for nearly two years, so when he read on Fenton Patch about the Bossardet family fighting for an ordinance to keep their feathery creatures, he felt he had to defend “his girls.” Henk said he carefully reviewed Fenton’s ordinance before purchasing his chicks from Tractor Supply Company. He made sure to place the chicken coop more than 200 feet from his house and his neighbors, ensured that they had at least 25 square feet of space and prevented the chickens from wandering across the property. Henk has only ladies and no crowing roosters. He said he has received no complaints from …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Bossardets ask for an ordinance that would allow their egg-layers.
Her family's chickens are easy to keep, sixth-grader Olivia Bossardet told Fenton City Council on Monday. They eat everything, including insects, grass, string cheese and leftovers from the Sagebrush Cantina and The French Laundry. The eggs are safe and organic, with higher levels of omega 3 fatty acid, vitamin A and other vitamins. Three hens lay an average of two eggs per day, and her family sells the eggs for $3 per dozen. Each of her three children recieve a dollar from the sale, said mother Malissa Bossardet. It's a big trend in cities like New York, San Francisco, Lansing and Grand Rapids, to allow people to keep chickens, she said. She didn't know they weren't allowed in the city of Fenton when she brought some home. Now some …
Laura Gutzeit
11:24 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
Yes, yes, yes!!! As long as the hens and their pen are kept clean and there aren't any roosters they should be allowed! Can't wait to have a few hens of my own! more ›