[cynicalpeace]

"roosters should not be allowed"

Why? We have a rooster. He protects the hens. He crows in the morning, just like dogs bark, and F-250s rev past the neighborhood road. Where do you think chickens come from in the first place?

It's just another small step to say "hens should not be allowed"

[RestlessMind]

> Why?

Because I have a right to sleep peacefully in the morning until a certain time. Just like I cannot host loud dance parties at 2AM on a Saturday or start mowing my lawn at 6AM on a Sunday. For people to coexist peacefully in a society, there have to be reasonable boundaries.

> just like dogs bark...

And that's not allowed either. Check out answers at https://www.reddit.com/r/Georgia/comments/17kpm52/barking_do... or https://www.reddit.com/r/homeowners/comments/13r23zc/would_i...

[dismantlethesun]

Protects them from what may I ask? I live in a city where chickens are permitted, and my neighbors chickens are all roaming the streets free-range, and their greatest danger is cars which roosters can't stop.

[TulliusCicero]

I'd imagine cats would be an issue unless you live somewhere that just has no (outdoor) cats.

[esseph]

Cats

Hawks

Possum

Racoon

Coyote

Etc.

[IAmBroom]

And rats and mice, which eat eggs. Roosters have been known to hunt them. They then parcel out the meat to their harem.