Bird is NOT the word— backyard chickens no go in Bismarck

Bird is NOT the word— backyard chickens no go in Bismarck

Bismarck, ND (KXNET) — If you had plans of having you're own homegrown eggs from your backyard chickens in Bismarck city limits, you'll have to go elsewhere for now. Earlier this month, Bismarck City commissioner John Risch appealed the denial of a zoning ordinance text amendment that would allow chickens to be kept within city limits and to eliminate setback requirements for coops within residential properties.While chickens are allowed in Rura…