I'm thinking of writing an article and submitting it to my local paper. I've written lots of articles for local papers since I was in HS and have never had one not printed but I've never written to a paper as big as the Palm Beach Post and never on the subject of Chickens. I want to make sure it's good so they print it and get the word out about raising Backyard Chickens. It would really help my case if they did.
I'm playing with the idea of 2 titles in my head right now but I'm open to suggestions for titles as well as filling from other writers. I'm toying with "Chickens Voted Man's Best Friend 2010" and something like "Chickens are the NOW"
I've been arguing my point using dogs as an example. According to the local zoning officer you have to have at least 5 acres to apply for a permit to keep agriculture. If chickens only need 4 sq feet per bird and I have 15 chickens thats 60 sq feet of space needed for my flock. 5 acres is 217,800 square feet. Yet the law also states that if I have 1.5 acres (65,340 sq ft) OR LESS of land I may keep up to 10 dogs. An average medium sized dog requires about 60 sq feet to potty and exercise comfortably in. A chicken weighs 5-7 lbs, an average medium size dog weighs around 75 lbs. So, so far, 15 chickens=1 Golden Retriever in every aspect except space required to keep them. In my mind I am imagining 10 Great Danes living in a small apt, which is perfectly legal, but my 6x10 chicken pen in my fenced in backyard is not. It would seem that 2+2 doesn't always equal 4.
This whole idea came to me when I was going to give my dog some generic OTC pain killers for his sore leg and someone wanted to argue with me that I couldn't give those to my dog. I tried to explain to them you can give a dog just about anything a human can have as long as it's administered in the correct dose. Even after I said 3 vets told me I can give my dog anything that might help his pain, but you are told to avoid coated asprin because it upsets their stomach. Long story short they never gave up ther position but quit arguing. I gave my dog the pain killers and he's sleeping soundly now. I feel like I won because my dog feels better (though I think the meatball helped more than the pain killers) not because I won the argument. I want to win this so I can keep my chickens, not just for the sake of winning even though those people I'm against will continue to argue and never give up their post.
Looking for a little inspiration
I'm playing with the idea of 2 titles in my head right now but I'm open to suggestions for titles as well as filling from other writers. I'm toying with "Chickens Voted Man's Best Friend 2010" and something like "Chickens are the NOW"
I've been arguing my point using dogs as an example. According to the local zoning officer you have to have at least 5 acres to apply for a permit to keep agriculture. If chickens only need 4 sq feet per bird and I have 15 chickens thats 60 sq feet of space needed for my flock. 5 acres is 217,800 square feet. Yet the law also states that if I have 1.5 acres (65,340 sq ft) OR LESS of land I may keep up to 10 dogs. An average medium sized dog requires about 60 sq feet to potty and exercise comfortably in. A chicken weighs 5-7 lbs, an average medium size dog weighs around 75 lbs. So, so far, 15 chickens=1 Golden Retriever in every aspect except space required to keep them. In my mind I am imagining 10 Great Danes living in a small apt, which is perfectly legal, but my 6x10 chicken pen in my fenced in backyard is not. It would seem that 2+2 doesn't always equal 4.
This whole idea came to me when I was going to give my dog some generic OTC pain killers for his sore leg and someone wanted to argue with me that I couldn't give those to my dog. I tried to explain to them you can give a dog just about anything a human can have as long as it's administered in the correct dose. Even after I said 3 vets told me I can give my dog anything that might help his pain, but you are told to avoid coated asprin because it upsets their stomach. Long story short they never gave up ther position but quit arguing. I gave my dog the pain killers and he's sleeping soundly now. I feel like I won because my dog feels better (though I think the meatball helped more than the pain killers) not because I won the argument. I want to win this so I can keep my chickens, not just for the sake of winning even though those people I'm against will continue to argue and never give up their post.
Looking for a little inspiration
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