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I am sorry; your thread was hi-jacked, and I am at least partially to blame. You need to check and see if you DO have covenants that prohibit chickens, and exactly what they say. And then you need to see if that prohibition has been upheld or ignored throughout the neighborhood. If ignored, which your original post seems to indicate, it is highly likely that the covenant or rule is no longer enforceable. Unfortunately, if it has been upheld throughout the neighborhood, then unfortunately it is likely to be valid. FWIW, in most cases, the loser in a suit to enforce HOA provisions must pay ALL costs--not only their own, but also the party they were suing or were sued by. If your provisions do forbid chickens, and if there are others in the neighborhood (the more the better, and the longer it has been going on, the better) who have chickens and have not been taken to court over it, then you should consult an attorney who specializes in real estate and HOA matters.
