City Council: No chickens

Rachel Colsch and Tavyon Colsch, 2, outside her house playing with her baby chickes she recieved as a gift from mother. The chicks are named Pete and Fuzz Brain. Press photos by Thomas Nelson.

Rachel Colsch tends to her pet baby chickens. From right to left, Midnight, Fuzz Brain and Pete. Midnight and Pete are silkie chickens.

Midnight, Pete and Fuzz Brain huddle together. The chickens are pets and belong to Rachel Colsch. She went before the Charles City Council to keep them due to a city ordinance.

Rachel Colsch and her chickens Pete, Midnight and Fuzz Brain. The Charles City Council voted to require Colsch to remove the chickens from the city limits.

Rachel Colsch in front of where she keeps her chickens. A brown egg laying hen walks behind her.