Chickens at Pet Stores?

[AngryHippie]

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Are Buckeye's native? I know they were bred here, but I couldn't find that they were listed as a native bird.

 

[jenni2142]

definition of chicken-a domestic fowl.
definition of domestic-tame; domesticated.
definition of pet-any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately
chicken=pet.
do these people actually own a dictionary?

 

[AngryHippie]

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See, the problem is, you're using logic to support that chickens are a pet. The city doesn't want chickens to be a pet, so they're defining it in their own way.

 

[Akane]

Chickens are not native anywhere in the US. Chickens have been domesticated from other countries. Even if a breed were developped in a certain area they had to come from birds brought from other countries. Kinda like there are horse breeds that started in Iowa and there are wild mustangs in the southwest but horses are not native. The mustangs are mostly from spanish stock mixed later with other breeds from other countries. Most of our livestock and pets are not native to this country. Alot of those that are could not be kept in the city. Are you going to get permission to keep a buffalo because they are native, you aren't breeding them, and you are keeping it as a pet instead of for food? All the arguments I've seen so far go both ways. Your argument that the laws exclude other pets also would allow the keeping of many other animals that definitely would not get along in someone's yard. I don't think it will work for that reason.

I think your better off getting together some people who want to keep chickens, maybe even some people from outside the city limits who do keep chickens, bring up laws in other cities that do allow chickens and talk about how well it has worked there. That's how most people have changed the mind of their city council. They show how it has been done elsewhere and worked and that a few chickens do not make anymore mess or noise than a dog barking and pooping all over someone's lawn. It would be better long term to get them to change the law or add a specific chicken section than to just try to slip through the cracks for now.

 

[Rhett&SarahsMom]

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the feed store(Agway) in my city doesnt sell chicks.. although I havent asked if they will place an order for someone. But they do have a GROWING chicken /poultry supply section.
However there is no wording at all in the ordinances etc about chickens being legal or illegal. Most decisions, it seems are done case by case.

 

[deerman]

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If you eat the eggs or sell them, they can use that as poultry products.

I did sell them at my pet store in Wilmington, Ohio

How can Troy have the swap meet at the fair grounds, and let people bring poultry into the city for the purpose of selling them???

 

[Emzyyy]

LOL I would be screwed if I lived there I love animals. We have 2 budgies, a hedgehog, a tortoise, a zebra finch, 18 chickens, and 2 boston terriers.

 

[AngryHippie]

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yes, we're somewhat the same way. Our busy lifestyle prohibits us from getting a dog, but I do love turtles and I have always wanted a giant tortoise.

 

[nerfy]

Saw your sight Angry Hippie.
Hope you win.

 

[Namaste Mama]

I don't know if this would make a difference or has been suggested but why not order from www.mypetchicken.com ? Wouldn't that be a bonified pet store? From what I read the law doesn't state it has to be a local pet shop or wether it have to be a brick and mortar store VS an online store. ;0)