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My hearing has already happened. They voted 4 against 1 for. I am speaking at city council again tonight.

It is official.....I am the chicken advocate of Virginia Beach. I now have a blog site www.virginiabeachchickenoutlaw.com . A guy named Kevin set it up in support of the backyard flock movement in our area. I have been speaking at our city council meetings the past couple months. It seems most...

That sounds amazingly delicious!!!

I live in Aragona. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. There is much happening around getting them legal in the city. Very exciting. Come out to Back Bay Botanicals this Saturday for a seed/chicken swap. She will have my hard copy petition and information on what else we can do.

I am so excited me and my girls made the front page today! WOOOOOHOOOO! Let's get these laws changed. Please go to pilotonline.com and vote to keep backyard chickens.

I do not know of any laws or rules in your area. Look up the muni code for your city or county. I am heading up the fight to change the ordinances in my city. You will be surprised at how many people come out of the woodwork to support you and who want hens too! Do not be afraid. That is what...

I just asked to speak to my council rep. They get on the phone and you tell them why you are calling. Give them the factual reasons why keeping chickens is a good idea. Companionship, fertilizer, eggs, entertainment, compost, eat bugs, eat weeds, eat kitchen waste. All without relying on...

I spoke at the city council meet this past Tuesday. Let your councilman know you want backyard chickens legal in Va.Beach. I have a petition online facebook or change.org under sustainability. The way to go is to gat as many involved as possible. Call and/or email your councilperson. I will post...

Thank you for this very valuable information. I added 4 new girls from an emergency scenario back in December. They remained in the dog crate for the look don't touch for several hours. I foolishly did not quarantine. Thankfully-no one is/was sick. I let them out and the fighting began. I stayed...

To chicken lover 1- yes....chickens are pets. Mine sure are. BUT....to each his own. Back in the day, they were only food. Just like dogs in some countries. No judgement....

Okay...I applied for my appeal at the zoning board office today. The lady there was very helpful and on my side. So is the zoning inspector. Gotta love it. They were helping me word my forms correctly and telling me what may have a bigger impact on the decision of the board. Pictures, letters...

When I said DE is rendered useless once it gets wet....when it dries, it is just as effective. Chickens can't take a dust bath with mud....just sayin'! LOL

It makes great topsoil or additions to your compost or garden. Put the chickens to work! It's great!

The girls have completely cleaned and gleaned all vegetation in their yard. I have hard clay so this has not helped the standing water problem for my "designated chicken area" part of my yard. I read some of the different fixes and have combined a couple that have so far been working for me. I...

I wouldn't know what to do if my chickens didn't eat treats. They hear the gate and come running. They know The Momma(that's me....) has something delectable to munch on. I dig mealy maggotty wormy things out of all my compost piles and worm bins. I get the old produce from the grocery stores in...

Thank you for the idea. I think it is certainly a good one! I am going to fight to have backyard chickens in my city. I have a friend with a horse about a 40 minute drive from me. If I absolutely have to temporarily relocate them during my fight, this is where my girls will go. My heart is very...

I still like the DE for dusting everything. It doesn't hurt the birds and it is not poisonous, which I like. They dig holes to dust bathe in and they seem to really like it when I put the big scoop of DE in the hole. They tend to all scramble to get into it first when I put it in. The only...

We do mashed banana with rice or add cottage cheese. I got the book City Chicks by Pat Foreman. It is full of some pretty amazing information. Check out the Vermont Composting Company. It is truly remarkable and I think it can change the world in how we rely on petroleum products. I promise I am...

I would be most excited to have you here in support. The city council meetings are always the second Tuesday of every month unless it is a holiday and it is posted a year in advance on the website. vbgov.com under virginia beach city council heading. My hens, too, stay in their own pen in...

What is that? I have no clue what you are talking about. Please clarify. Thanks! I am open to just about anything!