Opinion Hands off backyard chickens: Draft UDO ruffles feathers The proposed restriction on chicken ownership in Johnston County's draft UDO would effectively ban roosters outright and cap hens for most people up to 10. Kelly Lester
News Backyard Poultry Regulations Rankle Homeowners KERNERSVILLE — A proclamation signed in July by Gov. Pat McCrory banning the sale or show of poultry from Aug. 15 to Jan. 15, and requiring owners of backyard fowl to register as a farm, is an unnecessary encroachment of big government on citizens’ private lives, opponents say. Because of shifting statements from government officials, there continues to be confusion over whether the new rules are voluntary or mandatory. Dan Way
