Changing WATERFORD, MI Ordinances

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SavThelmaLouise

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Has anyone in Waterford, MI looked into changing the ordinances for keeping chickens on less than 5 acres of land? We've had chickens on & off for the past several years (not realizing our town is not chicken-friendly if you have less than 5 acres) and were recently served with a zoning violation because someone in the neighborhood complained about our girls (Thelma & Louise). To appeal the zoning and get a special permission, there is a $200 fee just to apply to appeal (no guarantee that it will be approved). I'd like to see the zoning be changed to permit a couple of hens for a variety of reasons including teaching my children about raising animals and where our food comes from, getting fresh eggs and fertilizer, etc.
 
I agree completely but have not had the time to contact anybody about this. I have show hens that I show in 4H sand do not live on 5 acres but want them at my house. It's ridiculous
 
So my neighbor bought 4 chickes to help with the tics in his yard... 3 died and the the one that didnt somehow kept getting in my garage so finnaly i started to feel a connection she took to our family and she does tricks she comes when i call her i even let the kids name her and took time to build her a coupe by hand i know ignorance is no excuse but i honestly didnt know that there are laws for owning a chicken. Shes more than just a farm animal shes our family pet and the kids love her and as silly as it sounds so do i. Ive been dealing with a lot these past few months and started spending a lot of time outside with nugget( the chicken) i feel like she has helped my depression and anxiety on several occasions. And now im facing losing her out of fear of some nosey ass neighbor who has nothing else better to do than complain. For 1 my chicken doesnt bother the neighbors on either side of me ive made sure of that. And 2 she never goes near your house. And 3 its none of your business what i do on the property i pay for. So now my kids will suffer the loss of a pet/family member and the loss of life lessons such as responsibility for feeding and cleaning and getting food from them like eggs, survival if you will. I cant just spit out 200 dollars to maybe be told its ok. Something needs to be done about this we all need to come together and get the news channel involved.
 
Justadadto7 said:
So my neighbor bought 4 chickes to help with the tics in his yard... 3 died and the the one that didnt somehow kept getting in my garage so finnaly i started to feel a connection she took to our family and she does tricks she comes when i call her i even let the kids name her and took time to build her a coupe by hand i know ignorance is no excuse but i honestly didnt know that there are laws for owning a chicken. Shes more than just a farm animal shes our family pet and the kids love her and as silly as it sounds so do i. Ive been dealing with a lot these past few months and started spending a lot of time outside with nugget( the chicken) i feel like she has helped my depression and anxiety on several occasions. And now im facing losing her out of fear of some nosey ass neighbor who has nothing else better to do than complain. For 1 my chicken doesnt bother the neighbors on either side of me ive made sure of that. And 2 she never goes near your house. And 3 its none of your business what i do on the property i pay for. So now my kids will suffer the loss of a pet/family member and the loss of life lessons such as responsibility for feeding and cleaning and getting food from them like eggs, survival if you will. I cant just spit out 200 dollars to maybe be told its ok. Something needs to be done about this we all need to come together and get the news channel involved.
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I agree. Waterford michigan needs to understand that birds are not farm animals either.
 

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