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    Ideas to Educate & Inform Public

    Thanks for the support, you guys! We're also working on a Rooster Relocation Program - both "closed" and "open" adoption formats , and a Compost Relocation Program... identifying a list of gardeners, master gardeners, and community gardens who would be willing to accept donations of "compost...
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    Ideas to Educate & Inform Public

    Hi all - We're in the process of trying to change local city ordinances to no longer classify urban chickens as "livestock", but to rather allow the responsible keeping of a limited number of hens. So the task force is looking at different ideas to both educate and inform the public about the...
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    Hens in Billings, MT

    Quinan - what's Lockwood have for ordinances, do you know? Thanks for the support!!! TJ
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    Hens in Billings, MT

    Update - the councilmen are responding, the city Zoning commission is responding, things are happening! More and more people are joining the group. We're trying to get the word out in both educating people how to raise backyard hens, as well as letting them know that, in fact, it is against...
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    Hens in Billings, MT

    Hi again! I set up a blogsite and we're working on adding task force members now. The blogsite is billingsbackyardhens.wordpress.com - please feel free to join and participate! Exciting to be gaining some momentum... ~TJ
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    Hens in Billings, MT

    Sounds good! Stay in touch; we'll get going with a "task force" of sorts and start obtaining petition signatures etc. The councilmen are ignoring me at this point, but, we can work around them! Thanks!! TJ
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    Hens in Billings, MT

    Yeah, that's kinda what I thought. Many other cities in Montana allow them, but our old poultry-as-livestock ordinance has been on the books for a long time, apparently. They were legal in Clark? Billings has more wild critters than you'd think - including black bears, badgers, tons of deer...
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    Hens in Billings, MT

    Hi there - We're starting an initiative in Billings, Montana to allow urban chickens. If anyone else from this area is interested, please let us know. So far we have been told that while chickens are NOT allowed in city limits, the code is not enforced unless there is a neighbor complaint due...
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