This past week was highlighted by the meeting at the Zoning Commission on my petition to legalize chickens in town. The Commission has agreed with me unanimously that chickens ought to be permitted as a matter of right in residential neighborhoods! They are setting up a committee, which will include farming, agriculture and poultry experts, to craft language to amend the zoning regulations. BIG win for backyard chickens!! My argument to the Zoning Commission was taped live and can be viewed here.
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In other big news this week: Iris (an Olive Egger pullet) went broody for the first time and accepted 10 chicks as her own, which I hatched in an incubator.
Buff Orpington pullet, inspecting the day’s haul. As everyone eases out of their molt, I’m finally getting blue Ameraucana eggs again. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a blue egg in the nest boxes!
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This past week was highlighted by the meeting at the Zoning Commission on my petition to legalize chickens in town. The Commission has agreed with me unanimously that chickens ought to be permitted as a matter of right in residential neighborhoods! They are setting up a committee, which will include farming, agriculture and poultry experts, to craft language to amend the zoning regulations. BIG win for backyard chickens!! My argument to the Zoning Commission was taped live and can be viewed here.
In other big news this week: Iris (an Olive Egger pullet) went broody for the first time and accepted 10 chicks as her own, which I hatched in an incubator.
Buff Orpington pullet, inspecting the day’s haul. As everyone eases out of their molt, I’m finally getting blue Ameraucana eggs again. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a blue egg in the nest boxes!
Your little polish could be Einstein, Kramer to go with Jerry, Don King or Phyllis Diller. : )
After seeing your article awhile back about having a chicken first aid kit, I immediately went out and put one together. In addition to the Vetericyn, antibiotic cream, dressings, gloves, light, scissors, etc., I added a variety of colors of Vetwrap, syringes, biopsy punches, Qtips, iodine, Epsom salt and other stuff. The kit came in handy right away as we discovered bumble foot in several of the kids and had to treat it. My babies were quite the sight with their pink, purple, blue, yellow, red and green bandaged feet. They healed quickly and soon had spring in their steps… Read more »
I really need to put together a first aid kit. This would be a good start!
Awesome job with the Commission :D Now lets create a national craze and give everyone the right to farm!
trying to build my kit, this would be a BIG addition!