Duck tales: Troy considers exception for waterfowl breed
Muscovy Ducklings cross a street while foraging for food Monday, June 30, 2008 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A fowl question came before Troy City Council last week: Are chickens any cleaner or easier to manage than ducks?
Ilona Eubank, newcomer to Troy and an aspiring duck owner, posed the query hoping to understand why city regulations allow residents to keep up to five chickens but bar waterfowl. In a letter to the council, Eubank made the case that both chickens and their semi-aquatic cousins help regulate insect populations and generate quality fertilizer. She noted that chickens, like ducks, can transmit disease to humans...
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