QUOTED: Mary-Margaret McMahon on the relative noisiness and smelliness of backyard chickens

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The biggest concern that I’ve heard is noise and smell. I’m saying your neighbour’s dog is noisier and your green bin is smellier.

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—Rookie city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon in a Globe and Mail article, in which Joe Mihevc also points out that hens can go through nine pounds of compost in a month [Globe and Mail]