The mayor moved to explicitly prohibit raising backyard poultry after a couple argued the way the city’s animal control law is written actually allows it.

Photo by spoffy The plight of the D.C. urban chicken owner has been a hot topic this year, with a big write-up in the Post about how awesome it is to have fresh eggs, and how much of a drag it is to be forced into adopting a clandestine approach to chicken ownership. Enter Ward 6’s Tommy Wells, who, in addition to a chicken in every pot, would like to see a chicken in…