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    large breeds less likely to be taken by Coopers Hawks?

    Have been having some issues with Coopers Hawks this winter. Summer seems to be less of an issue as the hawks are likely less desperate, but this past winter we had 2 solid attempts to get our gals. We were thinking of adding some chickens to our small flock and were thinking of getting a...
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    New coop / shed

    RE: blackjack pretty sure if you do a search on this forum you will get tons of information on blackjack 57 - a rather nice rubberized roofing compound that some have been using on the floors of their coops to seal them. Like others, I used a single coat and am quite pleased with how it...
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    New coop / shed

    Couple pictures of our new coop / shed. Built by The Cottage Works of Monroe WI (no affiliation, just satisfied customer.) Still have some indoor window trim and electric to add. Used Black Jack rubberized roofing material on the floor. Got the garden window on craig's list for cheap...
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    vent fan for coop?

    We are about to have our new coop built. It will effectively be a small 6x6 garden shed. It will be situated in a pretty sunny location and we have always noticed that our current small coop gets quite hot inside during the day. Our gals are able to free range all day in our fenced in back...
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    Our gals are MOVIE STARS! Local TV cable program on backyard chickens

    Thanks, I do think the program speaks to the notion of working with the City rather than trying to find loopholes or trying to push it through - the city was mostly thankful for me doing a lot of research on the topic and being able to respond to all the questions and concerns. But it wasn't a...
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    Our gals are MOVIE STARS! Local TV cable program on backyard chickens

    Back in December Whitewater WI approved an ordinance amendment to allow backyard chickens - a project I worked on for some 5 months working with the city. This past month our local city cable TV station (Charter station 990 locally) produced a really good program featuring an interview with our...
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    AHHHHH!!! My chicken has an Eggleberry!

    thread from a while ago, but one of our gals had exactly this eggleberry-itis issue this winter. I was bummed (no pun intended) that I didn't think to take a picture. Gal was on my lap for a second and when she turned around to jump off I see the egg hanging there. Stuck there while she...
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    Whitewater, WI passes Backyard Chicken Ordinance

    My understanding was that Beloit passed their ordinance. I don't recall that Janesville was anywhere near passing one after their last failed attempt. Milton and Edgerton both just blocked ordinances this past summer. Pretty sure at least Milton didn't have an advocate, they were just...
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    Whitewater, WI passes Backyard Chicken Ordinance

    Well, 5 months of hard work paid off Tuesday night when our City Council unanimously approved the backyard chicken ordinance I had been working on with them. They even waved the second reading to expedite the ordinance approval, in part because in 3 previous lengthy Plan Commission meetings...
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    Help! Our ordinance is being voted on Tuesday, help us counter these arguments

    My favorite rebuttal to the salmonella comments also comes directly from the CDC. If you go to the salmonella outbreak page they list "selected" outbreaks from this and past years. If you click on each out break it lists the number of cases. Again, these are "selected" outbreaks because...
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    working on ordinance for Whitewater, WI - through 1st stage - video of presentation to Plan Commissi

    If you are bored . . . Here is the link to the video of my presentation to the Whitewater, WI Plan and Architectural Commission regarding amending the city ordinance to allow backyard chickens. Ordinance is still in limbo, but it appears we have some support from the Plan Commission. Most...
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    Looking for summary of laws in multiple urban/suburban areas

    Have you obtained the article by Jamie Bouvier in Environmental Law Institute publication on chicken ordinances . . . that also gives a model backyard chicken ordinance? Just published in September and the most comprehensive and incredible article you will likely ever find on the topic. In...
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