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  1. Markp1964

    Anyone seen this in Mother Earth News?

    http://www.motherearthnews.com/do-it-yourself/how-to-build-a-chicken-coop-zm0z11zhun.aspx The "house" section is made from coruggated plastic panels-seems flimsy!
  2. Markp1964

    Clark county Ohio. Chickens OK?

    What city/township/other do you live in? Many have their ordinances online-go to the city web site and look for zoning ordinances. The other alternative is to call the office and ask about livestock/agriculture restrictions. Always phrase your questions so that you don't give your name/address...
  3. Markp1964

    Just thinking out loud here....

    ...my theory that if you thought about keeping a dog in an objective way, they would be illegal. Would you want you neighbor to own an animals that: * Can weigh up to 150 lbs. * Makes 110+ decibels of noise (an air conditioner makes 80, a lawnmower 100, a beagle 120) * Dispenses manure by the...
  4. Markp1964

    Are quail considered poultry? Any egg layers that aren't?

    Quote: This just shows how idiotic poultry laws are. You can pack your house full of canary and finch cages, you can have as many cockatoos and macaws (which at 120 decibels are twice as loud as a hen chicken) as you can afford, and no one cares-but put 3 chickens in your backyard and the law...
  5. Markp1964

    Well... my "urban farm" got busted.. Meeting tonight!

    The mayor who would not consider changing the ordinance needs to be reminded of things: A good idea is still a good idea, even if he has not heard of it. Popularity is not the sole measure of an ideas worth. Just because he is not familiar with a concept does not make it wrong. He is elected by...
  6. Markp1964

    Can you write a letter or two?

    Quote: Crazy,right? Westerville is a very typical suburb that has many middle of the road types who are unaware and unable to admit their town had an agricultural past. There was feed store in the Uptown area that closed down due to lack of business-the bird feeder market had been propping...
  7. Markp1964

    Can you write a letter or two?

    Can I ask for your help? The Westerville Chickens Keepers Society is trying to make our city council change it's mind about chickens. We are a small group of prochicken people trying to make hens legal in a suburb of Central Ohio. The whole idea of city chickens seems a bit odd to many of our...
  8. Markp1964

    Well... my "urban farm" got busted.. Meeting tonight!

    You need to tell him that "I'm not interested in changing this ordinance" is not an acceptable answer from an elected official. If you have to live by his decision, he has to justify it intellectually and logically. The proof that that hens can be good neighbors is out there-in thousands of...
  9. Markp1964

    Newspaper article-check out the online comments

    http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/30/suburbanites-want-place-for-their-chickens-to-roost.html A good article, and the comments posted afterwards are astonishing!
  10. Markp1964

    No chicken raising in my back yard

    http://westervilleacks.blogspot.com/2011/04/proposed-legislation.html This is the proposed legislation that I want to bring to my area's city council.
  11. Markp1964

    Highs and Lows

    What a day! This afternoon my daughter and I met some fellow chicken people right here in our little suburb . It was great to sit and see the birds going about their business, doing what they do, and most importantly, not bothering the neighbors in any way. That was the great part of the day...
  12. Markp1964

    Ordinance has changed (for the worse) in Marion, Ohio. Advice?

    Quote: Very good strategy-wha the let them do or the procedure he followed with them (or other chicken keepers) sets a precedent. It makes it better for you !
  13. Markp1964

    Article in the paper

    Considering how this could have turned out, I think it went well... http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/westerville/stories/2011/04/20/resident-lobbying-to-legalize-chicken-keeping-in-city.html
  14. Markp1964

    Ordinance has changed (for the worse) in Marion, Ohio. Advice?

    Find a time when you can have an attentive converstion with the Public Safety guy-if there is nothing in writing and it all comes down to his inspection, you need to know wha the looks for or has to see.
  15. Markp1964

    Can I keep my chicken a secret?

    Quote: I think it is very important for people with no objections to also raise their voice. If only people who want to own chickens show up at a council meeting, they may make a point. If people who don't want to own chickens, BUT who don't mind it going on in their neighborhood also show up...
  16. Markp1964

    What would the Neighbors say?

    I wrote this up as quick to read hand out that answers many anti-chicken people's main objections. I'd like to hear your thoughts. What Would The Neighbors Say? Aren’t Chickens Noisy? Only sometimes, and not very much. Let’s be clear we are talking about small groups of female chickens...
  17. Markp1964

    What is a reasonable setback?

    Set backs are a sham, the way for people who don't know animals to either make them impossible to keep ( the tiny lot dodge) or to make it seem like the neighbors will be insulated from smell and noise. Good care will eliminate the smell and noise objections. If you have to push for a measured...
  18. Markp1964

    Central Ohio-The wheels may be turning!!

    I just spoke to a reporter from the This Week Westerville newspaper. I had sent a press release about the upcoming organizational meeting for W.A.C.K.S. and she was very interested. We spoke for about 45 minutes, and she seemed informed on the issue, we'll see how it turns out in print. She says...
  19. Markp1964

    Westerville, Ohio: Organizational Meeting

    Here's the press release I sent to local papers: I have already heard from a reporter from our big daily, asking to be kept up to date on what happens with the group. For Immeadiate Release: Newly forming group wants to spread the message: Chickens are great neighbors! Seeks to make pet...
  20. Markp1964

    Kent Ohio refuses to allow Backyard Chickens -updated 04/7/2011

    I can't express how astonished I am that what one would think of as an informed, enlightened community-it is the site of a university-could have such tiny minded people running the government.
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