Recent content by Chicken Lil

  1. Chicken Lil

    Need to find good home in central IL for my hens

    Due to family problems I have to move into an apartment. It is heartbreaking for me to have to give up my sweet hens, but I want to find a home where they won't be culled. I do not want anything for them, just the assurance that they will be cared for. There are six of them, all between 3 & 4...
  2. Chicken Lil

    City of Princeton, IL pulls a FAST one.. . want opinions and ideas!

    Well, Sonoran Silkie, you are right! This is what they are saying that the zoning code lists what is allowed and has a statement tyhat anything not specifically allowed is prohibited. However, I find it odd that the Planning & Zoning Administrator did not know this three years ago. I am still...
  3. Chicken Lil

    City of Princeton, IL pulls a FAST one.. . want opinions and ideas!

    Thanks to all for your support. Mac - Before I even got my hens I did check the ordinances and found that poultry running at large was not allowed, so I figured that it meant one could have poultry. Even so I checked with the Planning & Zoning Administrator and he said that nothing in the codes...
  4. Chicken Lil

    How do you keep a roo quiet?

    Cook him!
  5. Chicken Lil

    Free Legal Advice Is Worth What You Pay For It

    In reply, they City of Princeton ordinance only refers to having poultry roam the strret freely. My hens are confined to a large yard, with a privacy fence. When we first checked the ordinances we also contacted the zoning administrator and was told there were no ordinances prohibiting the...
  6. Chicken Lil

    Free Legal Advice Is Worth What You Pay For It

    Hah, politics and laws! Three years ago I checked our towns ordinances carefully, pigs, goats, horses, etc were prohibited, there were regulations on dogs & cats. The planning & zoning administrator said we could have the chickens as they were not prohibited. In order to not disturb the...
  7. Chicken Lil

    City of Princeton, IL pulls a FAST one.. . want opinions and ideas!

    Three years ago I checked the ordinance for my town, Princeton IL, and NOTHING in the city codes prohibited having chickens in town. At the time the planning & zoning administrator said that since it wasn't expressly prohibited we could have are hens. Great, thought ok, and have had my hens...
  8. Chicken Lil

    hen lethargic with shriveled comb

    Wow, thanks for all the input. I will have to bring her inside as there is no way to segregate her in the coop. I have noticed the other girls pushing her off her feed. Lil
  9. Chicken Lil

    hen lethargic with shriveled comb

    Hi all, Maybe you folks can help. I have 10 hens, all are doing well but one of my leghorns is really not looking good. Started about a month ago, she went into a full molt. About that time her once thick, red comb started to slowly shrivel up, almost like she was dehydrated. It has been...
  10. Chicken Lil

    How many people truly have "Backyard" Chickens?

    We live in a subdivision on a corner lot. SOme of my neighbors hate my hens because they think it lowers the value of the property. Hah, don't think so!
  11. Chicken Lil

    Law on my side, but neighbors keep calling the police!!! Long rant

    Quote: Nononononononono...They'd claim the girls are spreading sickness and try to have them removed as a health hazard. I've got to agree with you there. No way I want anyone to say my girls aren't healthy,
  12. Chicken Lil

    Law on my side, but neighbors keep calling the police!!! Long rant

    b.hromada : I hear you! Right after I gave my neighbor eggs, THEN the animal control came over! And yes, I'd call them two faced jerks, and thats just being nice! My daughter said to tell you this for those idiots, "Sweetie, if you're going to be two-faced, at least make one of them...
  13. Chicken Lil

    Law on my side, but neighbors keep calling the police!!! Long rant

    I live in a small sub division in Princeton, IL, population 5,000. Our ordinance regarding poultry is very clear. All poultry allowed, as long as they are confined to your own property. Our lot is about 1/4 acre, and we have 10 hens. Because I did not want a rooster disturbing anyone I choose...
  14. Chicken Lil

    looking for a good broody breed.

    Silkies try to hatch everything! Even rocks and golf balls.
  15. Chicken Lil

    What do you have planted in your garden so far ? What zone ?

    Because of all the rain we got a late start in planting vegtables. But we finally got everything finished yesterday. Several kinds of tomatos, leaf letuce and peppers. Bush beans, carrots, beets, broccoli, califlower, cantalope, cucumber, and brussel sprouts. We also planted grapes...
See more
Back
Top Bottom