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Shepherdsville residents can keep backyard chickens under newly approved rules
Shepherdsville’s City Council approved an ordinance Monday allowing residents to keep chickens in their yards, provided the birds are housed in a coop or run. Supporters cited egg prices and home food-growing interests.
Shepherdsville residents will be allowed to keep chickens in their yards after the City Council approved an ordinance change Monday night, Oct. 26.
The new rules require chickens to be kept in a coop or run. The available details do not specify limits on flock size or when the ordinance takes effect.
Residents attended the council meeting to support the change. Councilmember Jennifer Mendez said people pointed to several reasons for wanting to keep chickens, including the cost of eggs and interests such as gardening and baking bread.
The change gives residents another option for producing food at home, while requiring birds to be contained on their property.