On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:18:11 -0600, Tracy Bradley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What would be nice also is if more cities would permit ppl to keep > chickens, etc. Obviously not an option for apartment dwellers like > myself, but if I had a decent backyard... There is actually a "chicken" movement in many smaller cities, including several in our area. City dwellers are limited to small numbers of hens only. Some local cities also allow beehives in the city. A friend of mine just got his swarm for his backyard hive. The city said: bees really are wild animals; we don't have regulations for wild animals, so you can have bees as long as they are not a nuisance to your neighbors. Perhaps a beehive on your balcony? If you're on the second floor or above, the flight path would be well above passersby. If there are flower gardens nearby, the bees should have plenty of forage. Lynnet