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O’Hara Township council approves 1st reading of ordinance allowing backyard chickens

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Farm life FILE PHOTO: A Minnesota farm is offering visitors to stay the night and learn hands-on about raising chickens. (Sonja Filitz/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

By WPXI.com News Staff

O'HARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — O’Hara Township is one step closer to allowing backyard chickens.

At a meeting Tuesday night, council members approved the first reading of a proposed ordinance allowing the animals.

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Property owners would need a permit and a chicken coop. The coop would have to be in a backyard.

The number of chickens a homeowner could have would depend on the size of their property.

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