DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Ariel Olson is taking on the rising cost of eggs and city hall all at the same time and she’s only ten. The Dilworth girl used the public comment period during tonight’s city council meeting to try and get support for backyard chickens. She presented four key reasons why it would benefit the community including a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With egg prices still on the rise, one ten-year-old in Dilworth wants to help her family save some money. Ariel Olson started a petition on Change.org titled, “Allow Dilworth City Residents to Keep Chickens Within Confined Property Boundaries.” Although cities like Fargo and Moorhead have allowed residents to choose to have their own chickens, Dilworth has…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — I’m sure you’ve noticed egg prices continuing to rise. Some people have considered combatting the issue by having their own chickens. In May of 2017, the city of Fargo allowed its residents to keep four chickens in their backyards. Then the city of Moorhead followed suit in April of 2023 with the allowance of six chickens….
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo City Commissioners take up the issue of allowing backyard chickens in the city. They voted three to two to allow up to six chickens with an annual permit. One commissioner said he has heard concerns about attracting predators, smells and the amount of daylight it takes to produce eggs. Commissioners Mark Simmons and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People in Moorhead are now allowed to have chickens in their backyard. Moorhead City Council voted 5-3 to approve having up to six female chickens. The council got nearly 30 emails about the issue with the majority of them being positive. There are concerns about the birds being a nuisance and what happens if they escape…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo City Commissioners have voted to approve changes to allow homeowners to keep backyard chickens. The new ordinance clarifies what up until now has been a grey area because of conflicting city codes regulating chickens, one allowing chicken coops and another that only permitted chickens in “agricultural zoned area’s.” Kim Lipetzky with Fargo-Cass Public Health has been…
