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Long story short... if you live in a city that isn't backyard chicken friendly, do NOT give up. Get involved in changing your city's code. It took more than 5 years, but thanks to Long Beach Grows and lots of concerned residents, Long Beach changed their codes! With life being busy, i forgot...

The proposed changes to L.B. animal code has finally left the committee level and goes to the city council on Tuesday, July 16th at 5:PM. The date has been pushed off the agenda two times since early June, so there is a possibility it could be moved yet again. Keep your eyes peeled on the city...

Here we go again... Tomorrow, March 18th, the Long Beach environmental committee will be reviewing the city manager's proposal for changes to the animal code, specifically regarding chickens, bees, and goats. There are far more restrictions and regulations, including inspections, than was...

Here is a link to the Urban Ag Survey that should work http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=svqnwbcab&v=001aqkzoXHU1G0mjq8jDFfMmohUkwFnpebcooBWJynCzMoFhK54UnJAPymJgMByoEYLRDNaidUmhPd5dujCsI-ELQUZ3f6G3QdfeUCP6VrACxA%3D And here is a link to the results so far...

Please take the city council's survey on whether or not the city of Long Beach should relax chicken coop set backs and other urban agriculture codes. It can be found at the 5th district council person, Gerrie Schipske's, blog or linked on her facebook page. It is also linked below...

Not much was accomplished at Tuesday's meeting, according to my friend Roberta. Unfortunately, I was unable to make it due to illness. She said the discussion was about a proposed community survey that looked several pages long. Not sure who the survey would go to. The survey asked about what...

Latest news on Long Beach Environmental Committee's consideration of ordinance changes regarding the keeping of goats, bees, and chickens: November 27, Tuesday, at 5:00 pm: The Environmental Committee of the City of Long Beach's City Council will be meeting at City Council chambers to once...

Well, the environmental committee voted 2 to 1 to have the city managers office draft an ordinance for review and discussion and bring it back for the next committee meeting in September. This still isn't moving forward to the city council yet.

Don' t forget to come to the Enviromental Committee meeting today, June 26. The three City Council members on the panel will consider the existing ordinances and proposed changes and decide whether or not to advance the changes to the entire council. We need all the public support we can get...

Sorry for the double post.

Kate Karp is an animal activist and writer for the Long Beach post. She is one of the two outspoken women at the Thursday Public Hearing on Backyard chickens, Bees, and Goats and was completely against allowing any "farm animals" in Long Beach. Here is her article in the publication from today...

The Long Beach Press Telegram mentioned the urban agriculture meetings on the front page yesterday. Below is a link to the article. Although the article is supportive, I have a feeling the issue will now be on the radar of many more residents. There could be a lot more people showing up...

Hi Sue, I actually give all my chickens starter grower crumbles and have oyster shell free choice. Because we always have at least a few chicks around under 16 weeks mixed into the flock, it just seemed like the best choice for us. I tried layer pellets once, but my bantams didn't like it...

I am glad that you said you were able to get Organic pellets at Anaheim Feed. I used to ask them, for the last 3 1/2 years, every time I went in there, if they have started carrying organic chicken feed yet. I go in there often since it is on my way to my mom's house. I haven't asked in about...

Yes. At the last environmental committee meeting, during Larry Rich's presentation to the committee, Councilman O'Donnell was off to the side engaged in a coversation, rather than listening from his council seat. Just prior to the public input at the end, O'Donnell left the city council chambers.

The Thursday night public hearing went okay. But I did hear from a few attendees (that also went to the Monday meeting) " it did not go so well at the other public hearing on Monday, especially for the bee keeping lobby." Unfortunately, there were no city council members present, only a...

I definitely will to be at the second public hearing on Thursday and then I plan go to the Environmental Committee meeting on the 26th. Yesterday I was at the Green Long Beach Festival (along with a few other area chicken keepers) representing a local urban chicken group L.A.U.C.E., Los Angeles...

The public hearings on updating the Long Beach Urban Agriculture Codes are coming up next week. If you live in Long Beach or are just local, please come out and show your support for backyard chickens next week. We need all the help we can get to fill the room with supporters. The following...

From what I have heard from other chicken keepers in the area on small lots, as long as you don't get a complaint, you will be fine. Animal control doesn't go around looking for illicit coops. But if you get even one complaint from a neighbor or passerby, animal control will be promptly out to...

There is another meeting of the Environmental Committee coming up on March 13th on updating the code in regards to the keeping of chickens. Please come out and show your support! I just got this in an email from Gerrie Shipskie, a Long Beach City Councilwoman. This was in it: Sorry...