Recent content by artilum

Lol, it did actually cross my mind, but I get the feeling that my battle is mostly with the other residents and not so much the council. I did, however, create a forum specifically for our town's consideration of allowing chickens in hope that other residents would come on and voice their...

While this might be a concern of some people here, it was surprisingly not brought up at all during my meeting with the city council, or the ordinance committee. If it had, or does, I have a response for that as well, but as I said before, most of these people are set in their beliefs and just...

I have just started my research, but the way I understand it is if there is a contradiction between the state laws and any laws or ordinances below the state, the state law trumps local juristiction. My thinking is if there was a law that protected the rights of certain activities related to...

I did. Everything they threw at me I had a response for, partially thanks to a lot of information I gathered on here beforehand, but they just had a basic stubborn attitude that was not going to be persuaded otherwise. I think the underlying issue is that many people here just don't like change...

I've read through and have enjoyed reading everyone's different experiences. I live in a small town in North Dakota that prohibits fowl of any kind. I did a TON of research and gathered all kinds of information and presented my request to change the ordinance to allow chickens to the city...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. We had 4 baby chicks for about 3 weeks before realizing our town did not allow them. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None (3) What breeds do you have? There are so many to choose from, but my wife and I tend to...