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    Illinois...

    Yay, the wife and I just closed on our house in Plainfield, we officially have a place where we can legally keep chickens!! Now I can focus on figuring out exactly what I need for the whole chicken coop permit process...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Ahhh that would sure be a relief if it's all optional. 😅 I'll still ask to be 100% sure before anything gets built, but I'm glad there's some hope that maybe the electrical section of the code isn't a hoop I have to jump through, thanks!
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    I'll definitely ask when the time comes but I've been under the assumption that the heat source is a required thing- it's also listed as its own item on the "code requirements" section of the coop permit application, it's brought up in this article as a requirement. The one thing I'm missing is...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Yeah, the local govt I'm dealing with is on the strict side (hence why I'm planning to work on the permit & construction processes next year to make sure it's all up to code, then actually get the chickens in 2027). Quote the Plainfield, IL municipal code: "The shelter shall contain an...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Aww, she looks lovely! Brahmas are actually another breed that I was really looking into! Something chill and relatively quiet that I don't have to worry too much about the neighbors complaining. Also winters get cold where I live, and even though my town requires heating in the coop... I still...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Yeah, I don't think silkies are on the table for us anymore. I hadn't done the same reading on them as I had about the breeds I was considering that I wanted, but now that I have and we've talked about it... At the very least we're not going to start with any. I don't want to stack the challenge...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    That does seem smarter... there's no reason to pick one to keep long-term right away, when we could wait until they grow up and their personalities develop and then see which one might be a keeper. Like, what if we were to get one hen of some fancy breed with big hopes of her being pet material...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Whoo, thank you, I'll have to pop in there! OK, I showed her this photo and she agrees this chicken is VERY cute :) That's good, I really do think Ameraucanas are a good combination of what she wants (adorable, fluffy and medium-sized) and my practical wants (hardy to temperature highs and...
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Right now I'm in the middle of making a red, white and blue jello mold, which isn't as fancy as most of my holiday sweets but it's basically a requirement for my family. Not dessert but I'll also be making 2 skillets of this cornbread from Alton Brown. This recipe does really well with mix-ins...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Wow, very pretty! I agree!
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Ahh, if that's the case I think I'll have to see about talking her into a different breed if she's dead set on including one that she finds cute. The town I'm moving to has an 8 hen limit, and no roosters allowed, I don't necessarily want over a quarter of my chickens being ones that aren't very...
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    Hello! Moving to Plainfield, IL and excited to be able to keep chickens!

    Hi everyone! I don't have chickens yet (I don't plan to til Spring 2027 probably) but I'm the kind of person who does a LOT of research before I start something! I plan to mostly lurk here, read and learn til that time, and i'd love to find someone living in the area who I could talk to about...
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