I came across this article while reading the paper today. Best of luck to the Boonsboro BYCers, I hope the council person already referring to complaints is exaggerating.
BOONSBORO
Boonsboro is considering an ordinance that would allow residents to raise chickens on their properties under...
The town I live in is adopting an ordinance specific to outside animals with the small animal category covering rabbits, hares, domestic fowl.
There is a maximum number of 10 small animals allowed (any variety/combination of animals in the category) with a certain amount of square footage...
This was my first Chickenstock and I really must say that my son and I had a BLAST!
I hardly slept last night and it was all I could do to keep from leaving Chambersburg before 6:30. Fortunate enough to pick up my BC Marans pullet straight away and then proceeded to bother that poor gentleman...
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Well, I did overhear a law enforcement officer talking to someone on the phone about what kind of chickens they wanted him to pick up (he was saying he didn't see the ones they were wanting, did they want him to look for another kind.) So, he might have had ulterior motives.
I am SO excited for this! I'm new to the chicken 'thing' but I've had this chickenstock marked on Google calendar since early February!
In fact, the original posts showing up in an internet search is how I first found this forum! (Then the forum kept showing up, every time I typed in a chicken...
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After talking to members of our local council and zoning and ordinance committees, I know you are exactly right. It is a way to ban without have to explicitly state that the animals are banned.
I've also been told that
1. It only regulates animals that live outside (if you want to...
All those babies keep you on your toes, DeerFarmer! I'm pretty sure all of our pets have been spoiled into ruination. Well, not the fish, it's hard to spoil a fish without sending them belly up. (Or leaving them in the fridge too long, but that's a different matter!) Mollies and Platys are...
love-my-wolves seems to have the ideal set up for your poor girl.
That said -- although I am new to chickens and have no special skill or training, I will volunteer my home for that poor bald bantam if nothing else can be done.
**Obviously, this is a pretty empty offer since love-my-wolves has...