Westford, MA swap Sun. ****april 11TH

[shay20]

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I wasn't here when our inspector came, I just found the permit on the coop door.

She missed a few of the free rangers though. I have 25 birds, and she only saw 13.

Is it a pink small paper?

 

[keesmom]

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Is it a pink small paper?

Yes, pink paper with Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources, etc.
Our town charges $25 for the inspection.

 

[shay20]

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Is it a pink small paper?

Yes, pink paper with Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources, etc.
Our town charges $25 for the inspection.

Ohhh so then we have a permit for the chickens.

I guess we will see how much they bill us, it has been 2 weeks now and we did not get anything in the mail yet.

 

[the simple life]

Did you orginally have to apply for a license/permit to keep livestock? I would think that you must already have an original application/permit on file with your town and this is just an update.
I had to apply at the dept of health and then take the application to the clerk's office and then over to the police station to see the animal control officer, he set up an appointment to come out and inspect my property, in the meantime I had to get all the neighbors who abut my property to sign a paper saying they agree to let me have chickens, then after the officer inspected my property and signed my application I had to take it to the building department to have it signed (even though I didn't have any coop or even plans for a coop) and then back to the board of health with all my signatures and the neighbor agreement and paid $5.00 and had a permit.
Now they send me a bill before the first of the year each year.

Its always good when they miss a few huh, I let mine out to free range so its a little more confusing for them to count because they are running all around, he just asks me anyway.
Does your permit tell you how many you are allowed to have?

 

[shay20]

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no, they just came unexpected, i had my flock tested, so i figured either they saw that or was doing a routin check on the neighbors and saw ours or some one called on us.

He put down that we have 50 birds. he was getting confused a little bit but at that time that sounds correct. lol

 

[chickn]

got to love massachusetts. i dont think i would like having someone come into my coop when i am not home. or unexpected, well, regular people show up all the time here, but still

 

[luvmysilkies]

Hi all. I have a friend who is looking to surprise his wife with a kitten (what a softy!) If anyone knows of any, I would be happy to pass on the info. The holidays are almost upon us , hope everyone is ready! Happy Holidays!

 

[vnsseed]

Just wanted to wish all my chicken friends a Merry Christmas! Hope to see you all in the New Year!

Dave, Jen, DJ & Will

 

[chickn]

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Merry Christmas to you too

 

[Just a Country Girl]

Merry Christmas and Happy New year !!!!