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I live in an HOA where many people are starting to want chickens. My husband is the HOA presidents and he and several board members want chickens. According to the covenant this is mostly a matter of declaring chickens to be an animal which can be considered a pet. The main problem seems to be...

I think in the US it is called toad in the hole or gaslight eggs. My husband said his mom used to make them for breakfast and he makes them sometimes for our kids.

I am in very windy western Loudoun County.

Yeah because they wanted petty green eggs for themselves.

I don't have chickens yet while I learn all about what I need to do first. I have picked out some names. I like old lady names for them. So far I have Bessie, Edna, Thelma and Zelma, after the names of my four great grandmothers and also Lucy and Ethel.

I asked at the animal shelter this morning when I renewed my dog's license. The lady who knew about the chicken stuff said that the county doesn't enforce any chicken rules in Purcellville. They only enforce poultry in Leesburg because Leesburg pays them to.

Hi. I also live in Purcellville. I don't have chickens yet but hope to get some soon. I am trying to find out all the rules for chickens and coops in town before I do. So far the only town ordinance I've found just says that any chickens have to be kept on your property. I hope I can find what I...

My HOA also doesn't currently allow chickens and this is how I am going about trying to get them. I made friends with one of the board officers and she also wants chickens. I volunteered to be on the architectural review board which decides on landscaping and things you can have in your yard...

Yes our Home Depot carries it. It was about $20 a sheet. I was looking at it for when we build our coop.

03/01/2014 12:00 noon

The reason I've heard or it to be illegal to collect rainwater is not the stagnant issue but because the state considers it stealing the water.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

I was born in Muskogee. And is your dog a rat terrier. Your picure looks like our dog.

My name is Kim. I live in Purcellville, Va. I've been married to my husband for 27 years. We have 5 kids, 4 cats and a dog. I don't have any chickens yet. I am working with an HOA board member to get them allowed this year. I make quilts and try to have a big garden every year.