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t1_je4lgt5 wrote

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Roosters are not allowed to be kept in yards in the City for exactly this reason. Your neighbor wasn't following the law.

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t1_je4oe45 wrote

I suspect a lot of folks only know that chickens are legal, but don't know the legal distinction between hens and roosters.

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t1_je4reje wrote

It can also be hard to sex chicks accurately so some may turn into roosters and people don't know what to do.

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OP t1_je4ykes wrote

I feel for those people, but it's one of the many reasons buying chicks isn't a good idea for most.

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t1_je5bxl8 wrote

Let me understand. You got the hen, the chicken, and the rooster. The rooster goes with the chicken. So who's having sex with the hen?

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