Went to a city planning meeting tonight and...

[1Ameraucanas]

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Great idea BigPeep and one we have considered. Really just unsure how to go about it. Thought about flyers in local food co-ops and perhaps contacting the paper...

Going to go to the city council meeting and ask for time, a continuance of sorts. Do you know if this is proper or common or even allowed?

Know one thing for sure, keeping a couple of chickens does not seem to be a threat to anything. We just went to a organic farmers market in Minneapolis called Mill City Farmers Market on Saturday and there was one stall or booth with some poultry. They had the most gorgeous Silver Laced Wyandotte and a Ameraucana rooster (okay we might be biased on this one) that drew a lot of attention and did nothing short of make us wish for progress in this endeavour with Chanhassen. It is sort of dissappointing to know that the city of Chanhassen is a name from the American Indians for the Sugar Maple Tree and yet what the city does is so often not very sweet.

And yes BigPeep there are quite a few Norwegians up here...ya know. <grin> Thanks again.

 

[BigPeep]

I would recommend trying to get things postponed until you have all of your ducks (or in this case chickens) in a row. They are only too happy to do that, unless you currently have chickens they are trying to force you to get rid of. You betcha.

 

[Sactown Chickens]

Since it sounds like your City Council has the final say, you still have a good chance. Any positive lobbying you can do before hand is a good start. Providing the Council members with pro-chicken literature to look over would be beneficial and if any memebers of the Council are willing, a backyard tour to see how chickens are actually kept might way someone on the fence. Lastly, bring as many pro-chicken folks to the meeting as possible and encourage those who come to speak during the public forum. Good luck!

 

[BMDLover0906]

Hi there!

I live in the City of Chanhassen as well and it looks like this law still has not changed since 2009. I really wanted to start our own small chicken coop for the same reasons but cannot. This is so disappointing. I would really like to see a change in all of this. Are you still interested in starting your own coop? I am determined to have this law changed!!