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ChickenRoper1

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May 14, 2021
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Elgin, Texas
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, I am new to Chickens and currently fighting for a Texas bill that will allow me to get Chickens.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
None right now, but plan to get 6 to 8.

(3) What breeds do you have?
Been looking for at Rhode Island reds or Easter Eggers.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Looking forward to the entertainment and egg production

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening and most outdoor activities.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
Married with 2 grown Children and own a dog.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D
Internet search when researching what was involved in raising backyard chickens to make sure I wanted to take this hobby on.
 
ChickenRoper1 said:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, I am new to Chickens and currently fighting for a Texas bill that will allow me to get Chickens.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
None right now, but plan to get 6 to 8.

(3) What breeds do you have?
Been looking for at Rhode Island reds or Easter Eggers.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Looking forward to the entertainment and egg production

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening and most outdoor activities.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
Married with 2 grown Children and own a dog.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D
Internet search when researching what was involved in raising backyard chickens to make sure I wanted to take this hobby on.
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Welcome fellow Texan! I hope you are able to win your fight to be allowed chickens! Where I live, I'm not allowed, but I snuck them for four years....had to rehome for a different reason but I hope to get more in the future!
 
thanks... there is a bill that has passed the Texas House and will now go to the Senate. I have been trying to post in all the Threads from the past where people have talked about the restrictions in Texas Cities and HOAs.

HB 1686, the Home Food Security Act, has passed the Texas House by a vote of 143-1! Now the Senate must pass the bill for it to be sent to the Governor to become law!

HB 1686 says that municipalities and HOA’s can’t prohibit you from having up to 6 laying hens, 6 rabbits, (with no more than a total of 8 ) or a front yard garden. It also says that HOA’s can’t prohibit your cottage food operation. Reasonable regulations for noise and odor control are part of this bill – and no roosters.

We all saw the breakdowns in the food supply chain this past year. COVID. Meat-packing plants shut down. The Great Freeze in February with empty grocery shelves and lines out the doors. We can increase our food security if we can produce food for our families on land that we already own.
CALL:
Find out who your Texas State Senator is by entering your address at this link:
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
Click on the name that is “Texas Senate District XX”. Their phone number starts with 512-463-XXXX.
OR you can just call the Capitol Switchboard at 512-463-4630 and give the operator your address and ask to be connected to your Senator.
(Don’t call Ted Cruz or John Cornyn, they are our US Senators and can’t help with this!)
Call that number above, and when the staff person answers the phone, say: “Hi, my name is _____ and I am a constituent. I am c
alling to ask Senator ____ to vote YES on HB 1686. It has already passed the House.

You can add a sentence or two about why the bill is important to you: be concise. This is the busiest time of session, so shorter is better!

Read the bill (click the Text tab, choose House Committee Report):
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx…
 
ChickenRoper1 said:
thanks... there is a bill that has passed the Texas House and will now go to the Senate. I have been trying to post in all the Threads from the past where people have talked about the restrictions in Texas Cities and HOAs.

HB 1686, the Home Food Security Act, has passed the Texas House by a vote of 143-1! Now the Senate must pass the bill for it to be sent to the Governor to become law!

HB 1686 says that municipalities and HOA’s can’t prohibit you from having up to 6 laying hens, 6 rabbits, (with no more than a total of 8 ) or a front yard garden. It also says that HOA’s can’t prohibit your cottage food operation. Reasonable regulations for noise and odor control are part of this bill – and no roosters.

We all saw the breakdowns in the food supply chain this past year. COVID. Meat-packing plants shut down. The Great Freeze in February with empty grocery shelves and lines out the doors. We can increase our food security if we can produce food for our families on land that we already own.
CALL:
Find out who your Texas State Senator is by entering your address at this link:
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
Click on the name that is “Texas Senate District XX”. Their phone number starts with 512-463-XXXX.
OR you can just call the Capitol Switchboard at 512-463-4630 and give the operator your address and ask to be connected to your Senator.
(Don’t call Ted Cruz or John Cornyn, they are our US Senators and can’t help with this!)
Call that number above, and when the staff person answers the phone, say: “Hi, my name is _____ and I am a constituent. I am c
alling to ask Senator ____ to vote YES on HB 1686. It has already passed the House.

You can add a sentence or two about why the bill is important to you: be concise. This is the busiest time of session, so shorter is better!

Read the bill (click the Text tab, choose House Committee Report):
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx…
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Sounds great!
 

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