Yeah, I didn't look up the actual definitions for the following FACTOID:
"Poultry" is livestock we plan on eating later...
"Backyard Chicken" is somebody who supplies eggs and a ton more low-cost protein than if I just ate the protein factory.
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My county of Contra Costa (CA) where we live in the uninc. part, in your standard "tract" with backyards ranging from big-enough-for-a-decent-deck to big-enough-for-a-tennis-court (OR a swimming pool). I have been unable to find any specific mention of Backyard Chickens. HOWEVER! I was just...
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Uh...couldn't get it to come up--broken link? Can you tell the thrust of the article, or a different web address. Who put the info online, maybe we could just search for that. I'll check back,
Mrs. McG
Oh, another thing I came across on my quest for chicken keeping,
something about "Right to Farm Act". You might Google that with "California" attached to it. I confess I only briefly skimmed the article, which was sort of generic in terms of which states, etc. But apparently this is some kinda...
Hmfph. First attempt just up and disappeared--trying again.
OK, this is my very first post (if you don't count the one my computer just ate) to the BYC forum. I found your petition while looking for info on whether or not backyard chickens can be kept in Contra Costa County. Among the...