Thank you. My life changed a lot and my plans changed a lot, but I'm finally nearing the final steps of purchasing a house in Appleton, so now I need to start getting info together and finding others in Appleton Wisconsin who want chickens. I'm sure I can get things moving, I just need to...
I'm considering purchasing a house in the city of Appleton, but chickens are currently banned from the city by the Health Dept - for sanitation reasons.
What are the appropriate steps to go about in order to (attempt) to get the law changed?? Any advice and suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks to everyone for your encouraging words.
I am definitely going to learn from this experience. ALL coops built from now on will ALWAYS be built with CHICKEN WIRE and nothing bigger-holed, and will have solid doors secured with locks.
I held a small memorial service for my chickies...
I went searching throughout my one-acre and through part of the neighbor's one-acre, calling and searching for them last evening after they had gone missing. I would think I would have heard their little chirp if they'd been nearby. I even went out again after dark with flashlights to look for...
I just needed to vent my pain in a place where others would understand my grief.
I am a brand-new chicken owner. As a matter of fact, so new my oldest chick is 7 weeks old. But I have spent time everyday holding and talking to each of my chicks. Over the weekend I built a sturdy, yet...