Nellie, Dorothy, Margaret, Myrtle and Mable are five of what could technically become thousands of new residents here. They are chickens. And, according to current Moscow ordinances, every property owner in town can have 25 chickens for every 5,000 square feet of lot size, up to a total of 50 chickens. The average residential lot, according to officials, is about 6,000 square feet. "So I think we need to have a discussion," said City Attorney Randy Fife, who's been asked to draft a new chicken ordinance. "We're getting two competing interests. There are people complaining about roosters and neighborhood chickens, and then we have increasing inquiries from people who want to raise chickens in their back yards"/David Johnson, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Would you want your neighbor to raise chickens?