Hens

• City of Calgary ‘hatches’ urban hen licensing program for another year

  This year the City of Calgary has decided to release an unlimited number of licencses due to high demand. 

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2023
  
• Backyard hens soon allowed as Calgary makes changes to pet bylaw

  Calgary city council has voted to approve changes to the pet ownership bylaw that let citizens to keep hens and bees in their backyard.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2021
  
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• Montreal SPCA struggling with growing number of abandoned chickens

  While dogs, cats and rabbits are par for the course, it appears a recent rise in urban farming has led to an increase in the number of unwanted chickens.

  Canada

  May 6, 2019
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• Calgary council approves changes to allow livestock as emotional support animals

  Calgary City Council has approved bylaw changes that will allow people to keep livestock as emotional support animals beginning next year.

  Features

  Oct 15, 2018
• Rent the Chicken takes flight in Saskatchewan

  Rent the Chicken arrives in Saskatchewan so folks can enjoy fresh eggs daily from hens in their backyard, but people are asked to do your homework first.

  Consumer

  Mar 28, 2018
• Backyard chickens now allowed in parts of Toronto as part of 3-year pilot project

  Residents who live in houses or townhouses with backyards in Ward 5 (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 21 (St. Paul's) and Ward 32 (Beaches-East York) can have coops with up to four hens. The pilot project launched on Friday and will last until March 2021.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2018
• Backyard chickens may come home to roost in London

  Get ready for the return of the backyard chicken debate in London.

  Politics

  Nov 2, 2017
• Backyard chicken pilot project defeated in Saskatoon

  A pilot project proposal ruffles feathers in Saskatoon and is defeated on Monday by city councillors.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2017
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• Humane societies hail new egg-industry code of phasing out cramped hen cages

  Under the new code, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies expects that half of Canada's egg-laying hens will be in cage-free barns within eight years or live in larger cages.

  Consumer

  Mar 27, 2017
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• Will chickens soon rule the roost in Saskatoon backyards?

  Will chickens soon rule the roost in Saskatoon backyards? One local group is hoping to get approval from city council for a pilot project.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2017