I am not a chicken! Thus said, I will perturb my Potsdam neighbors and friends and say “no, no, no” to chickens! They smell bad and attract wild animals. We worry about lawns not being tended to and how high the grass can grow, signs that detract from the “beauty” of our downtown, toilets that are a political statement, cars parked on the lawns, increased taxes and looking at taxing properties that sit empty because we can’t fill houses and businesses and yet we are going to allow chickens into our backyards? Can I have a pony too, huh, Dad? I am surprised that Potsdam doesn’t have a law on the books regarding livestock...they have rules and regulations for everything else. Get a grip. If your kids want to know where food comes from and how animals develop, visit or move to a farm, go to a zoo, a village is not a place for this!