Motivations and the lived experience of keeping 
non-permitted backyard chickens in the city of Winnipeg

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dc.contributor.authorCarreiro, Natalie
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeDuncan, Karen (Family Social Sciences) Thompson, Shirley (Natural Resources Institute)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMignone, Javier (Family Social Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-10T16:41:48Z
dc.date.available2015-09-10T16:41:48Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.disciplineFamily Social Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractA shortage of academic literature exists on North American backyard chicken (BYC) keeping. This is particularly apparent when we ask why people keep backyard chickens in North American cities. This thesis examines individuals’ motivations and lived experiences with raising non-permitted BYC within the City of Winnipeg, using a phenomenological approach and Hanisch’s (2006) the Personal is Political theoretical perspective. Participants were motivated to keep BYC for food production, learning opportunities, leisure and companionship. Motivations were personal and often partly political. Sources of satisfaction derived from keeping BYC included food products, by-products and production, increased sense of connection, enjoyment, leisure, entertainment and companionship, learning opportunities, and doing what felt right. Fear of being found out, isolation and negative stereotypes were challenges experienced. Should the existing bylaw change, permitting BYC on residential Winnipeg properties, participants recommended imposing BYC-specific regulations and public education as a way of addressing concerns and mitigating potential issues.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30742
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectBackyarden_US
dc.subjectBackyard chickenen_US
dc.subjectBylawen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectChickenen_US
dc.subjectFood justiceen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectFood sovereigntyen_US
dc.subjectLived experienceen_US
dc.subjectManitobaen_US
dc.subjectMotivationen_US
dc.subjectNorth Americaen_US
dc.subjectOrdinanceen_US
dc.subjectPersonalen_US
dc.subjectPersonal is politicalen_US
dc.subjectPoliticalen_US
dc.subjectPoultryen_US
dc.subjectWinnipegen_US
dc.titleMotivations and the lived experience of keeping 
non-permitted backyard chickens in the city of Winnipegen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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