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    Chicken noise???

    Have you been told by code enforcement that you need to remove your hens?
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    Chicken noise???

    That's unfortunate. It seems that maybe this neighbor has been told all they can complain about is noise, so that becomes the issue he uses. I would ask if he has any pets, if not, I bet he has an air conditioner. Both of which make more noise than a chicken. Do you have roosters?
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    Picky eaters??

    I tried that in the past. It worked well as I was using it to get them adjusted to using my bucket feeder. I'll have to try it again. Thanks for the KISS idea!
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    Picky eaters??

    Hey all, I have a very small flock (3 birds only), so I tend to spoil them a bit. I wanted to add a few treats to get them used to eating out of my hand and to get them to come running when I break out the treats. But, I have a bit of a weird situation. Of my 3, only one likes dried mealworms...
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    How to prepare for a town council meeting!?

    Below is what I wrote in my thread after three years of fighting. Hopefully it helps. If you want to just get your foot in the door, it will be difficult unless you have a commissioner/council member that will speak up for you as well. Also, where do you live? Maybe there aren't any...
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    FLORIDA - Please list your City here That Allows Chickens!

    You can add Deltona, FL to the list. We are in the midst of a 1 year trial.
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    How can I change the ordinance in my town so that I can start having backyard chickens? where do i s

    Where is your town? The best place to start is find out their code/ordinances and see if they restrict them. If you can give me a where you are located I'll help you along.
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    True Facts

    I don't know Canadian law, but here in FL, all public records are... well.. public. So if it's anything like here, you could ask to see that information and they have to give it to you. That would be a good start.
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    trying to change ordinance

    What community support do you have? You will need more than a couple people. Don't give up. It took us 3 years to get an ordinance passed. Sometimes it will feel like nothing is moving, but you can use those times to educate the council/commission and gain community support. If you have...
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    Temporary city ordinance

    In Orlando, FL the ordinance was not only ratified, it was expanded. So yes, we have some experience. We in Deltona, FL are in the middle of our one year trial right now.
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    Too much time to enforce

    What we did is emailed surrounding cities in FL that have allowed backyard flocks and asked for their animal control division or person(s) in charge of code enforcement to reply in regards to complaints directly associated with keeping backyard hens. This gave us a huge advantage going in as it...
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    Research for a City Council Member

    I understand where you are coming from, but that is simply not the case in this situation. The ordinance is spelled out and defined. The council/comission can't, on a whim, decide what is and what isn't domesticated. A municipality must have spelled out definitions OR explain that such...
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    Research for a City Council Member

    I just looked up the code in question. I cannot find any restriction of keeping chickens. This is the only restriction they have: 608.05 DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND FOWL. No person shall keep or house any animals or domestic fowl within the City except dogs, cats, birds, or other animals commonly...
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    Research for a City Council Member

    I am still confused. Are they allowed or not? And if you claim they are domestic, does that bring them out from under the restriction? I have been in a 3 year battle with our city and we just got it passed last month. So be prepared for a long fight.
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    Research for a City Council Member

    I am a little confused. What does the current code say? If you could post a link, that would help as Ionia, Michigan code is not on municode.
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