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Residents urge council not to limit backyard flocks or ban roosters; dozens testify
Summary
Dozens of Des Moines residents testified Aug. 5 against proposed changes to the city's chicken ordinance that would reduce maximum flock size and prohibit roosters, saying the current rules support food security, composting and urban agriculture and that enforcement should target specific nuisance cases instead.
Dozens of Des Moines residents testified during the Aug. 5 City Council meeting urging elected officials to abandon proposed changes to the city's chicken ordinance, which would lower allowed flock sizes and prohibit roosters.
Homeowners and urban farmers described keeping chickens as a source of food, compost and income. Jacob Famaro, a homeowner in Woodland Heights, said he is "strongly opposed to the proposed changes" and argued that reducing allowed hens and banning roosters would harm families who rely on backyard eggs and flock…
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