I have 6 guinea fowl, 4 chocolate muscovys, and 4 Rhode island red pullets.
There are elections in town, but 2 families "run" the town. The mayor and his family, and another family who has a lot of relatives in town.
Our town is mostly elderly people though, and many do not vote. Due to my job...
So when my husband and I first moved to our rual, 127 pop. town, we formally asked if we could have chickens. We were told no and had the state ordinance printed off for proof.
Well, it's been 5 years since then, and in that time, I learned a few things. First, a longtime resident has chickens...