Okay...latest in the sage after another knock on my door...animal control!
Great, I was so scared they are going to take my chickens...first he says..."D, the building inspector (I was right, it was the building inspector yesterday!)says you have chickens and dogs. The dogs need a license and the chickens are not allowed." I tell him I've spoken with an attny (I haven't) and that I'm appealing the chicken law. He says..."okay, well that's between you and D (the building inspector) he sent me over here to check out your animals...I'm not sure what he will do from there, but I need to see and count your animals." Okay...that's totally fine with me...I let him come in out of the pouring rain while I put shoes on and take him back to see the chickens. I flat out ask him who reported me and he says it was a lady and I notice a little tiny glace toward the duplex next door. I tell him I believe it was the owner of the duplex next door and she doesn't even live there...all my neighbors love the chickens, and she's upset about a fence issue and some other stuff...he just smiled and said he couldn't give me a name, but he was nodding (I KNEW IT WAS HER!) He was really nice, and owns 300 birds himself the next town over. So we went back to see the chickens and their coop and he counted them and said he had to report back to the building inspector. I of course didn't mention the chicks in the garage, but apparently he just hatched 400 babies...everything from quail to peacock...so NICE guy. I asked him what he would report and he said,"I'm amazed you have 3 dogs in this space, I see no poop!...the chickens are very well cared for, plenty of inside space, nice bedding, food and water. I'll tell him all your animals are very well cared for, and there is no smell or mess here at all."
He can't guarentee that anything he reports will help me one bit, but it sure as heck won't hurt!!! I just wish my chickens were laying so I could bring eggs to all the councel peoples houses...
Great, I was so scared they are going to take my chickens...first he says..."D, the building inspector (I was right, it was the building inspector yesterday!)says you have chickens and dogs. The dogs need a license and the chickens are not allowed." I tell him I've spoken with an attny (I haven't) and that I'm appealing the chicken law. He says..."okay, well that's between you and D (the building inspector) he sent me over here to check out your animals...I'm not sure what he will do from there, but I need to see and count your animals." Okay...that's totally fine with me...I let him come in out of the pouring rain while I put shoes on and take him back to see the chickens. I flat out ask him who reported me and he says it was a lady and I notice a little tiny glace toward the duplex next door. I tell him I believe it was the owner of the duplex next door and she doesn't even live there...all my neighbors love the chickens, and she's upset about a fence issue and some other stuff...he just smiled and said he couldn't give me a name, but he was nodding (I KNEW IT WAS HER!) He was really nice, and owns 300 birds himself the next town over. So we went back to see the chickens and their coop and he counted them and said he had to report back to the building inspector. I of course didn't mention the chicks in the garage, but apparently he just hatched 400 babies...everything from quail to peacock...so NICE guy. I asked him what he would report and he said,"I'm amazed you have 3 dogs in this space, I see no poop!...the chickens are very well cared for, plenty of inside space, nice bedding, food and water. I'll tell him all your animals are very well cared for, and there is no smell or mess here at all."

He can't guarentee that anything he reports will help me one bit, but it sure as heck won't hurt!!! I just wish my chickens were laying so I could bring eggs to all the councel peoples houses...
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