Salina, N.Y. — One woman’s crusade to change a town law so she can raise chickens in her backyard has ruffled feathers, drawing about 60 people to a meeting Monday.
Most who showed up to the open forum were against the idea, arguing that some residents already keep chickens in residential neighborhoods even though that’s against code in Salina. They said the birds can destroy property, make noise and, frankly, leave a trail of mess behind.
Lawrence Brown, a Salina resident who says he’s already had confrontations with a next-door neighbor over poultry — and the rats he says that follow the birds…