chickens
Do some JP residents risk running afowl of city zoning code?
By adamg - 1/16/12 - 3:21 pmJamaica Plain New Economy Transition is holding a potluck dinner on Thursday at which to discuss urban agriculture, under a title that would be sure to get Zoning Board of Appeals members and ISD inspectors clucking: Backyard Chickens and Urban Agriculture:
Come hear from local chicken expert about keeping chickens. Hear stories of urban ag in JP, and share your own adventures.
Last July, the Zoning Board of Appeals - chaired by Jamaica Plain resident Robert Shortsleeve - ruled JP and Roslindale residents could not keep backyard chickens because of the zoning in the neighborhoods.
The potluck begins at 6 p.m. at the Nate Smith House, 155 Lamartine St.
Rousted chickens: Zoning board rules hens not allowed in Roslindale or Jamaica Plain
By adamg - 7/12/11 - 12:44 pmThe Zoning Board of Appeals today denied a Roslindale resident's request to keep hens in her Firth Road backyard because city zoning codes expressly forbid poultry in Roslindale and Jamaica Plain - but nowhere else in the city.
City Councilor Rob Consalvo (Hyde Park, Roslindale), vowed to work with Audra Karp to change the regulations that now prohibit chickens in the two neighborhoods - they are allowed with a zoning special permit in other parts of the city. He said it seems to make little sense to have the zoning board, which normally deals with matters such as building heights and setbacks, to deal with animal issues. However, he acknowledged that could be a lengthy process, saying if this were a baseball game, we'd only be in the first inning.
News most fowl: Chicken wandering around Roslindale
By adamg - 4/6/10 - 10:39 amParrots Parakeets in East Boston, emus in Waltham and now this, the latest proof greater Boston is for the birds: One of our eagle-eyed correspondents reports spotting a chicken wandering Walworth Street in Roslindale this morning, near Cornell Street. She adds:
There was another chicken in the yard directly in front. I guess people are getting their own eggs these days!
Or a couple of the specials from the Pleasant Cafe escaped.
Crying fowl: Possible ban on ducks in Cambridge ruffles feathers
By adamg - 2/8/10 - 11:28 pmThe owners of three Cayuga ducks and two Wyandotte chickens are blogging to keep Cambridge from banning their pets.
Cambridgeport: Free-range chicken capital of Massachusetts
By adamg - 11/14/09 - 5:04 pmBellyGlad reports on a talk about raising urban chickens, says there are lots of live chickens living in Cambridgeport, while Somerville bans chicken raising. Also:
Shredded junk mail makes great chicken litter.
What's a chick gotta do to raise poultry in this town?
By adamg - 3/1/08 - 8:43 pmSomerville woman wants to raise chickens. Worst case, she could move to Belmont.
