Don't Ban Roosters - Saint Albans, VT

I’m considering on adding 30 guinea hens to my backyard flock. Now that we are a hen only city, we’ll start with 30 and see if we need to keep adding. There will be plenty of delicious eggs to go around.

Residents push back on rooster ban; City cites ‘quality of life’ concerns ST. ALBANS CITY — After St. Albans City Council banned roosters in October, Emily Santillo and pro-rooster residents are now trying to get the ordinance reversed.

"Why in St Albans City are dogs allowed to bark but roosters can't crow?"

PEOPLE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CHICKENS SHOULD NOT BE MAKING LAWS THAT EFFECT THE MASS MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEM!
Ok now that I have your attention. It has come to my attention that towns/ city’s councils boards are making laws and banning roosters. Now it they pass because the majority of people want it passed is one thing but some boards are just passing them. 🤯🤯 not ok.

I choose on my farm not to keep roosters for many reasons. But I completely understand why others want them.
They need them to be self sufficient in breeding and raising their own food!! Their own chicks for replacement to their birds.
I do not know of anyone who is going to keep an aggressive rooster. They are not any louder than a hen. I actually find them to be quieter.
It’s bull s**t our elected officials are banning thing like this so people can not raise their own food.
People if you do not like being in Vermont where we live a different type of life then most then please do not move here. We hunt, fish, we have farm animals and we enjoy those things more then most like people.
Here in VT we have always lived with the moto of live and let live. You do you and I’ll do me. I do not give a s**t what others do just be a good person. And being able to supply food for your family in any way falls under that.
So if your town has made laws against you being able to grow your own food then you need to stand up and fix that.
As of now there’s a few city’s that have passed such laws Burlington south Burlington. And st Albans is in the process.
Nothing like taking control over people’s ability to provide food for themselves. It’s just not right.
Like everything else please have adult conversations!!

If you are a small business and would like to support our fight in having the rooster ban reversed please message this page We will gladly come by with a flyer. We are grateful to the small businesses that have already supported this.

Thank you for every honk, thumbs up, wave, and smile. And thank you to the small business that support this initiative.
You can help by signing the petition (online or in person). You can help by contacting the St Albans City Council and letting them know you do not support the rooster ban. You can help by sharing and you can help by joining us on December 8th. We will be at City Hall and attending city council.
Your crow matters.

Sign the Petition to end the Rooster Ban in Saint Albans Vermont!

This petition will be presented to the City Council in person every meeting until the ban is stopped!

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