Calgarians who applied to the city's urban hen ownership program will soon find out if their application was successful.
A spokesperson for the City of Calgary says they received 204 applications and used a lottery to select 100 people who have been approved.
"The successful applicants have been receiving their notifications this week," said Jennifer Chiesa with Calgary community standards in an email to CTV News.
City council decided to allow Calgarians to keep hens last year while updating the responsible pet ownership bylaw.
The changes to the bylaw went into effect on Jan. 1, and on March 21 residents were able apply for a livestock licence to keep hens.
Once applicants receive a licence, peace officers will have to conduct a backyard and coop inspection before they're allowed to acquire any hens.
Once approval is granted, licensed hen keepers must ensure the birds remain in the coop or an enclosed run, and stay on the licensed property.
The city says the program is aligned with national care guidelines and structured similar to other municipalities across Canada.
To be approved for hen ownership, Calgarians have to meet a set of criteria, including being at least 18 years old, completing hen-keeping training and owning the property the hens will live on – or having written consent from the property owner.
When asked if the city has any concerns about avian flu as officials prepare to launch the program, Chiesa said the flocks allowed in Calgary are too small to be a concern.
"Avian flu does not typically occur in smaller hobby flocks, and the backyard hens will be limited to groups maximum of four per household," she said.
Future henkeepers will also be taught about how to ensure biosecurity when they take their training, including lessons on how to deal with sick birds.
In a statement to CTV News, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said that birds in a single flock at one premise pose a "very low" likelihood of transmitting avian influenza compared to commercial facilities.
Patrick Girard, CFIA spokesperson, recommended owners of small flocks keep their birds confined for the duration of the migration period, from June until the end of fall migration from November to December, to minimize contact with wild birds and further reduce the risk of disease transmission.
"Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is highly transmissible and may pass to small flocks directly (bird-to-bird contact) or indirectly (contact with contaminated feed, water or equipment)," Girard said.
The CFIA urged bird owners to follow five basic rules to minimize transmission risks:
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