Sorry to filibuster here, but more hopefully-useful thoughts:
Think about how chickens can add value to the community, or are at least value-neutral.
Many municipalities are strapped for cash these days, and even if they aren't, City Councils love new revenue sources and they really don't like...
Oof, this is why I moved to the county and bought an unrestricted deed. But I am grateful to people like you who are bringing wisdom into the public forum. Also, I work with city Councils all over the country when they are doing new development, so I have some experience here.
It's all going to...
I live in a semi-rural part of Texas where we raise chickens and other small livestock on our small-acreage homestead. My main gig is marketing, but I also groom dogs for a little extra income but mostly because I enjoy it. I absolutely love dogs. So much that I specialize in "gentle handling"...
Hey y'all.
As I mentioned in my introduction thread, my husband and I manage a permaculture farm on some acreage in S.E.Texas. I bought the land a few years ago -- small acreage with a natural pond/wetland -- and I've spent the time since then returning it to native Texas plants mixed with...
Hey y'all.
I live in SE Texas river-bottom country, and I've been lurking this site for years after I started my chicken obsession upon moving out to the country from the Big City.
My husband and I both work from home, which is a small bit of acreage with a natural pond. We mainly raise...