. >> reporter: lawyer winky increasing ler and tim parhave four chickens in their northwest washingtonyard. >> come on girls. >> that would be maggie thatcher, this is tina fey. two others are chelsea clinton and ivanka trump. >> they make less noise than barking dogs. >> reporter: but they got a health department legal them 48 hours to get rid of the chickens. the lawyers went to court and the officials backed off. but only because mayor muriel bowser and proposing new legislation to clarify a law to ban chickens. today city administrator rashad young is on the hot seat. >> what's the deal with the chickens? >> the chickens are one of the number one causes of salmonella, particularly when they are kept as pets in urban environments. >> reporter: but what of city schools like jandy elementary that have chickens in their playgrounds? >> you wouldn't let elementary school chickens be around chickens if there were really a danger. >> reporter: d.c. chicken owners intend to fight the proposed law. but what do you do when the chickens are a bit older? does there come a time at the end of th