Hi from- Underground in Chicago Suburbs

eggsnob

In the Brooder
7 Years
Sep 11, 2012
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Chicago, IL
Hi, I am currently in a city that does have a law on chickens. AGAINST THEM. ha. So Im underground. I have a beautiful blue coop that my husband built from a picture online I wish I could post but Im new so I can't. I currently have:
2 mystery pullets- rescues
3 wheaton ameraucanas- laying, rescues
2 olive egger pullets- rescues
1 barred rock pullet
1 bantam lavender ameraucana show quality- laying
1 bantam wheaton ameraucana- pullet
1 white bearded silkie- pullet possible roo
1 RIR- pretty sure he's a roo too (4 months old)

I took some from a feed store where they were dropped off urine soaked and matted with mud. She told me they were from a backyard / apartment in the city. Yea, Im a softy but now they are healthy happy birdies.

Im hoping to rehome most of them because I only want 6 in our backyard at the moment and I have my eyes set on other breeds.

Im working to change our laws but I live in a pretty high brow area where the "Slums" are no less than $300k houses! ha!!!!

I have 4 little girls who socialize the chicks well. You should see how high they can bounce on our trampoline ha ha ha!!!! DOH.

My husband is a firefighter and loves to build things and keep busy on his days off. Im hoping to get a flemish rabbit soon to hop around our yard. We have a 6' privacy fence and we free range during the day. All my neighbors are excited to have natural eggs! HURRY UP SPRING!


Jenns Henns (-:
 
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from West Virginia! Now, we know you don't mean to break the law, but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do!!
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That sounds like a great flock of birds!! Good luck getting the laws changed. Everyone I talked to before I got my chickies, told me chickens were messy and they stank. Well, apparently, they never cleaned the coop and pen.
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Keep us posted on the law situation.



Welcome to the coop!
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Hello and welcome to BYC
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Best of luck!
 
Wow you guys are great! I think I should call us outlaws for sure. My husband has quite the firefighter stashe growing as we speak ha ha.
 

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