Well someone came to their senses we do not live that far from many farms in the area that you can get fresh eggs from and allowing them within the city limits is just nonsense.

I would enjoy buying fresh eggs in this area. I also understand the neighbor's concerns.
That said, freshly laid eggs are delicious and taste quite different than the grocery store ones.

Joemama, where do you get them?

Fresh Farms 291 E. Dundee Rd., Whelling , IL. 60090 Phone (847)215-2663 open 7 day a week.

You can Also come To Frillman Farms LLC! I am Located On 16737 West Aptakisic Road Prairie View, IL 60069. I am located right across the street from Didier Farms. Fresh egg sign is located in front of the farm!~

-I also Have fresh Heirloom Vegetables, Honey, and eggs!!! Hope to hear from you guys soon you can also check out www.FrillmanFarms.com 847-287-9950

I think that farming should be left to the farmers! If you want chickens buy a farm!

Thanks for the location and information, Tom. In the old days, most people kept chickens. It's legal in Northfield, Evanston and Chicago. I appreciate farms that sell directly to the public as well, it's a good way to buy fresh.

We live on ½ acre in downtown Palatine. We do not have chickens in our neighborhood but we do have coyotes, raccoons, fox, skunk, woodchucks, opossums’, mice, bats, squirrels, several hawks and the occasional deer. All of these I have photographed from my patio many times. If I kept chickens what else could I attract…Wolves?, That being said I do not agree with chickens in a residential neighborhood.

As a 12 year old growing up in Arlington Hts in the 50’s our neighbor had 2 horses and several chickens. I was paid to clean the horse stalls and chicken coop and let me tell you that the chicken coop was not my favorite job. Horses are easy. Chickens are real work and great responsibility. The constant cleaning and sanitizing to keep the smell down and control parasites is a full time job. My wife’s father kept chickens in downtown Des Plaines. As the appointed cleaning person she shares my opinion. My plate is full caring for our 148 year old home, 23 trees and extensive gardens. Based on the boundary restrictions a coop in my yard would have to be right in the middle of my yard. One heck of a gazebo. Would I mind if my responsible neighbor had a chicken coop?. Responsible is the key word. If you pulled my finger nails out with a pliers I would say NO!. Chickens are great, I hear that they taste just like chicken, eggs are good, but not in a residential setting.
Fact. Under ideal conditions three chickens will average 2 eggs per day total in the summer months.

Wolves? Well that is a new one! There are really no wolves in this area, and in fact they are an extremely rare sighting in Illinois.

As part of our proposal to the Village we agreed to spot clean everyday and clean out the entire bedding of the coop weekly, among many other conditions. Additionally, we agreed to periodic village inspections so that they could assuage their fears and we could show them that we were, in fact, being responsible owners.

Thank you Ron people don't know how hard it is to raise these things but see some show on TV that talks about how much better it is and want to jump right in. As I stated before you don't need to have live stock in Palatine when you can get what you need so close to home.

I am just saying as a farmer myself.... I have had way to many people calling my farm and asking if I can take chickens. I know some of you are responsible chicken owners but I cannot tell you how annoyed I am of people calling me asking to take chickens that they can no longer take care of. My point is this... I have 160 chickens, 5 bee hives and I work 6 acres of land on a 10 acre farm and it is 3 full time jobs. There is a reason they don't have chickens at adoption facilities for pets. Most people cannot handle chickens when something goes wrong... and gardens and animals are very different trust me I have plenty of experience with both.

Remember when you chicken has a problem... have fun taking it to the vet! most vets don't even know what to do with a chicken but put it down.

I called Fresh Farms and their eggs are not "fresh." In fact, they cannot tell me how long the eggs took from being laid to landing on their shelves. In addition, they cannot tell me what the hens were fed. The closest farm supplying their eggs is in Southern IL. I would also like to point out, just because the carton says "cage free" does not mean the hen was raised in a healthy clean environment. Stress hormones do impact our food. I think more and more people want to not only take control of their food but contribute to sustainable living. Consider the use of foraging hens picking up grubs rather than the toxic chemicals that are pouring into your drinking water system. An excellent book, The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan started my initial quest to seek out healthier meals and true sustainable living. Nutrition is the foundation of good health which helps not only the individual but the community as a whole. I can tell you as a registered nurse, this has a global impact and the should not be taken lightly.

Vanessa... I am telling you what I have seen with this backyard chicken issue. I am a business I am different... I get it! All I am saying is for people to stop calling me when they don't want there chickens anymore. If your a responsible chicken owner handle it yourself I have enough hard work dealing with mine lol.

What do you want to know..... Call me. 847-287-9950 Tim

Amen! I support healthy food without the use of pesticides. And Gina, you are so right, most people don't think about the run off water that is recycled and then sent back out to homes and business.

Sounds like so much planning has been done for these chickens. Why then didn't you plan ahead and find a place to live that allows them?

OK what is the name of this story? "NO BACKYARDS HENS FOR PALATINE" Now let's keep it that way!!!! All you wantabe live off the land people can just move some where else to raise all the live stock you want just not in PALATINE!!! thank you very much.

Venessa,
Really do I have to put in how bird flu spreads and the smell just to name a few reasons why. So you can take your coop and move somewhere else? It was shot down move on with your life or move out!!!!!

Joemama, please take some time to educate yourself before posting again. It's easy to fear something you do not understand.

"While the committee of the whole voted 6-1 to deny the Barsanti’s request for a backyard chicken coop for egg production, the village council deferred any final action to give the two neighbors time to potentially work out an agreement."
LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DENYED TO ME! And the next time it coms up I'll make sure there are more then your one neighbor to object to it also.

Vanessa,
I do live in Palatine and have my hole life in the pleasnt hill area. I also remember as a child chickens being at homes in the downtown area along with the smell and waste that were left by them. As for my name that is what everyone calls me I don’t need to hide from anyone.

Well I hope you attract killer bees for your killer Attitude

Vanessa- I live in Unincorporated Lake County near Palatine. We have Chickens and Bees! There are lots in our subdivision for sale, we would love to have you as a neighbor! If you need help with anything with the bees you are more then welcome to visit us! e-mail at behrenslandscape@aol.com

Ok, watched the Village Council meeting, couple of questions 1) Attraction of rodents. 1) You have the barriers to protects your chickens, and parts of your yard fenced six feet high, but would still attract wildlife into your yard and others. How would that be addressed? And where would the feed be kept and how would it be stored as not to attract rodents? 2) Noise, when they get excited or scared you can certainly hear them. Especially at night when a raccoon does try to enter the coop. 3) Looking at non-flighty birds, but if they decide to take off a six foot fence will not hold them in, now what running after them? 4) Inspection - comment made to call first - isnt the point to do an unannounced inspection? 5) Cleaning the pen itself? with six chickens they will have it down to bare ground in no time. How will it be maintained. 6) It was mentioned only the owners would come in contact with waste while cleaning the coop, yet it was also mentioned a 13 yr old neighbor would take of the chickens if they were on vacation - so the coop would not be cleaned while your away? Or other people in fact would come in contact with the waste? 7) In order for your dogs not to get excited at seeing the chickens, young chicks would be purchased and then kept in the house for a time period - chickens in the house? - one heck of a chicken coop!

Vanessa, A child will hold his breath until he turns blue to get what he wants from Mommy and Daddy. If you can’t get chickens you will get bees cause you’ll show them who’s boss and they will be sorry they ever told you no. You “can’t deal with patch comments anymore”…. May I be so bold to suggest that you do not deal with the comments. All the comments are directed at your comments. GIVE IT A REST! and this silly tossing of chicken poop will end. You are egging us on.

I'm a palatine resident as well. And don't see a problem with having a coop as long as its maintained. Fresh eggs have benefits I'm not exactly sure what they are but my grandfather could tell you if he was still alive.

The opinions expressed here are truly sad and ignorant. Tim, as a farmer to say "I think that farming should be left to the farmers! If you want chickens buy a farm!" BLOWS MY MIND!! And to follow that up with information on how to contact your to buy your goods.....yeah....no thanks! I myself own chickens and spend an hour a day tending to them and making sure that they are healthy and their area is clean. I have NEVER EVER had a problem with my chickens smelling however the pile of crap that my dog takes next to the coop every day sure does! We live in a time of war and a struggling economy. EVERYONE should have the right to raise their own food and to RESPECT the food that they raise. But again, the opinions expressed here are truly a reflection of the selfish society that we live in and why raise your own food when you can just go to the store and buy crap? But thats a whole other problem.... This entire thing is such a shame.

Venessa, you make a point of saying that this would only apply to you as a special use. What makes you so special, in your own mind?

Sophie, 1. I wasn't talking to you and wouldn't talk to you since you seem to have an anger management problem and 2. it is a completely valid question.

I'm not the one looking for for something special here. The person who is mostly seems to be making enemies here - and that is my idea of "crazy". And, having a spoiled brat of a child backing you is even crazier.

Speaking of pathetic, I'm on patch after midnight, listening to dogs bark at least a couple of houses down. I'm sure they're barking at the skunks that have been prowling the neighborhood for weeks digging up yards eating all the grubs that chickens could be eating. I'm glad I don't have to worry about chickens attracting predators though, they seem to be attracted just fine. I also bet I wouldn't hear chickens at this hour. I say lets ban dogs too! Good night.

Give chickens a chance