Some of my new Polish chicks, hatched by Broody Judy, one of my Olive Egger hens.
The fight to legalize backyard chicken keeping in my town has ended in VICTORY for chickens!
I argued the facts to the zoning board for a reasonable result until the bitter end, asking that they automatically revisit this regulation in one year so that no town resident would be required to shell out the 400+ bucks required to amend the language once all of the naysayers’ fears fail to materialize and irrational arguments are disproven. They agreed that was a good idea and unanimously approved it. I’m still disgusted with the way this issue was politicized by the town’s First Selectman and the steadfast bias of some of the zoning commission members in the face of facts contrary to their opinions, but the majority prevailed over the few.
This is the final regulation as passed. Effectively, if you live on 1/4 acre, you can have up to six chickens, if you live on 4.75 acres, you can have up to 91 chickens! It wasn’t a fast or easy process, but it’s done and I’m glad.
Kathy Shea Mormino
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Some of my new Polish chicks, hatched by Broody Judy, one of my Olive Egger hens.
The fight to legalize backyard chicken keeping in my town has ended in VICTORY for chickens!
I argued the facts to the zoning board for a reasonable result until the bitter end, asking that they automatically revisit this regulation in one year so that no town resident would be required to shell out the 400+ bucks required to amend the language once all of the naysayers’ fears fail to materialize and irrational arguments are disproven. They agreed that was a good idea and unanimously approved it. I’m still disgusted with the way this issue was politicized by the town’s First Selectman and the steadfast bias of some of the zoning commission members in the face of facts contrary to their opinions, but the majority prevailed over the few.
This is the final regulation as passed. Effectively, if you live on 1/4 acre, you can have up to six chickens, if you live on 4.75 acres, you can have up to 91 chickens! It wasn’t a fast or easy process, but it’s done and I’m glad.
Congrats on your AWESOME accomplishment! Backyard chickens are the best ???
Congratulations Kathy! You are my hero! Very happy to hear your fellow neighbors can now keep chickens. Way to go!!
Great news from The Chicken Lawyer! On a side note… I have egg cartons similar to the ones shown here (only a different color). Can you suggest an appropriate label for them? I have printed some Avery labels I created myself and just put them where they fold on the front up to the top, but they won’t stay stuck. Do your labels have magic sticking powers??? If so, I’m certainly going to need to get some!
Congrats on the victory :) and standing up for freedom in the land of the free ( as a Brit living here i am stunned by all your rules in the USA )
The wording of municipal ordinances can be quite mind boggling, and sometimes very humorous. I’ve been wanting to ask what you do for green food once the frost kills every thing. I know the chicken feed is supposed to have all the nutrition they require, but mine love wild greens and I haven’t found any tame greens they like. Do you think the feed is sufficient without greens being supplemented?