Recent content by ChiTownJavas

@cavemanrich I used too but we moved to Evergreen Park a few months back and it's not legal here (yet!) and had to sell them. For now I am working on changing the local ordinance and volunteering at the local farm to get my chicken fix

I had posted this in Random Ramblings but it was suggested I post this here as well. A local farm museum is hosting a course on raising backyard chickens If you know anyone in the Chicagoland/Northern Illinois area that was interested in chickens and didn't know where to start they can try...

Sorry, wasn't sure where to post this so to the random ramblings area! The local farm museum is hosting a course on raising backyard chickens If you know anyone in the Chicagoland/Northern Illinois area that was interested in chickens and didn't know where to start they can try here! It's at...

Thank you everyone for the warm well wishes! Very excited to find such a wonderful community. @N F C thank you for the link. I've got my work cut out for me with this council so I'll need all the guidance I can get.

Darn, just missed this. Thank you for the new resource however!

Thanks for the warm welcome! Guess I'll have to start using these cute emojis as well

Just took your advice and posted in Illinois. Hopefully, I can find some people nearby. Those Javas are actually from Garfield Farm Museum. It makes me so happy when people know about the chicks at MSI :) It's a fun day when the little white van with MSI's logo pulls up to take the cartons of...

Newbie here! Just swinging by the say hello to my fellow Illini. I'm from Evergreen Park and am working towards changing the ordinance to allow chickens. If you know anyone in the area let me know because I would love to work with others on this project.

The post is a thank you to this site. I had started work at the farm a few months before and none of us were sure what to do about the scale mites on our poor ladies. None of them were exhibiting any mobility issues but I couldn't watch any of my favorite ladies (hens) have bad feet. So I...

Hi there! I currently live in Evergreen Park and have recently contacted the council about changing the ordinance. They're being passive aggressive. Do you still live in the area? If so I'd love if we could work together toward changing the ordinance. Two voices are louder than one!

Hi all! I've been a lurker on this site for a while and finally decided to join. I am trying to get chickens legalized in my village of Evergreen Park and decided being a more active member of the community would be a great way to start. My experience with chickens comes from working at the...