My wife is currently on the phone with the zoning commission for the City of Cincinnati. Apparently there's not anything currently on the books that says whether or not we, as citizens of the Queen City, are allowed to have chickens on our property.
All efforts to interpret zoning law are currently leading us to the head of zoning for the city. A hearing is in the process of being scheduled.
Prepare to hear first on this blog whether or not legislation will be penned in the City of Cincinnati regarding chicken ownership. If we set a precedent, all readership living in our immediate proximity will be encouraged to engage in a move of solidarity and follow our lead by purchasing live poultry that will be allowed to roam their respective properties in reasonable and humane confinement.
Cost of one dozen free-range organic eggs: roughly three dollars.
Cost of one chicken, allowed to roam in a confined space, which will lay roughly one egg per day into the foreseeable future: roughly three dollars.
Stay tuned for updates.
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