Reinventing Springfield: Urban Ag and Sustainability.

[Debbie Thompson]

Maybe, FSBA, but I grew up on the Southside near Englewood.  Some neighbor, never figured out who, had a rooster and it woke me every morning.  You just can't stop a rooster from crowing, and you don't need them for egg production.  I have to agree on a hens only, especially in the city limits on small urban lots.

[Garden guy]

Chicken pen placement is crucial..the more sound breaks the better...a rooster in the open can be heard for a mile..but as someone has said it was hard to hear ev
en..the issue is that there is more than one...men will be men and they will try each other in calls but mostly its for keeping his girls in line and happy..chicken behavior is facinating and more people should be able to enjoy them. There are very small versions that take so little space that they can be kept in the house easily..its true that hens can be kept without roos but i find they arent happy without a leader..one of those hens will take lead and have been known to crow..well..something like a crow..happy day

[JaxUnicorn]

I wish I had seen this in time to have attended.  I've heard wonderful things about the information that was shared.  Were there any handouts that the organizers could share with those of us who were not able to attend?  Thanks!