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He PMed me yesterday..

I’m in Western MA, I recently had to get rid of mine due to neighbors complaints, but I know some people around here who can take them if you’re willing to travel to Western MA.

Good news. I spoke with a city council member today who happens to be a neighbor (a few blocks away). He wholeheartedly agreed with me and is willing to help. He said he will talk to the member who made the proposal and see what they can do. He also told me that we shouldn’t have let them on...

We have done so much work on this coop in the last few years. Upgrades, additions etc. It has housed thousands of eggs and sheltered hundreds of chicks throughout the years. I’m praying we are still able to put it to use after some time!

Some of the last few eggs from our ladies. Got 10 today from the 15 remaining hens.

Happy Easter to everyone by the way!!

Upon reaching out to the council member who made the proposal last year, I have yet to hear from him after a few days. I’m thinking he’s not willing to make the proposal again. Which leaves me with petitioning. I’m going to go to city hall tomorrow to talk to someone about the process for...

When it comes down to actually giving them away I didn’t think it would be this hard. ☹️

Definitely won’t be taking it out on them😅. Clearly there’s a reason they reported it and maybe to them it seems right to do it. And to be fair we were not in compliance with the ordinance so I can’t really be mad at them, they don’t understand the connection we have. And maybe it was with ill...

So after contacting the city council member who made the proposition to allow chickens in residential areas last year, I was told to contact the city planner, which I did. He finally returned my call today. Because we are in a Residential A area, obtaining a license to have the chickens isn’t...

I have reached out to a city council member from my city who, last year, made a proposal to allow chickens in our city in A residential areas with over 5,000 square feet. 6 would be allowed. Nowhere online did I find the outcome of the hearing from July 2023. A friend of mine is friends with...

That’s what we were told.

That’s exactly what happened last year. And we thought we’re off the hook. So if their neighbors are anything like ours, warn them that it may only get worse from here. What was allowed last time may not be allowed this time. If you don’t mind me asking, what part of MA does your friend live in?

I did purchase that as soon as someone mentioned it and I’ve been using as instructed until now.

I don’t understand why you would make a comment about hoping that I am forced to get rid of the chickens.

And fortunately that is not the case and there are numerous cities and county communities that allow backyard chickens. Including every single city surrounding my city. Which means that one way or another chicken keeping for residential areas with less than 3 acres will be legal in my city. And...

We have poultry netting around the area we let the chickens out, so technically yes. it could be electrified if we wanted it to but we don’t see a need. I don’t think that would stop rats. They can come from anywhere and get in through anything

I asked the guy specifically about quail. You’ll never guess what he said. Ha. Big fat NO to that too. A NO to everything. No to fresh eggs, No to living a peaceful life.

This has been difficult as it is. These are our pets. Our food source. We had to remove multiple roosters last year. Multiple pets. Pets that would run up to us and jump on our shoulders and crow. Feed them by hand. Fathered numerous generations of little baby chicks. The hatching stopped. And...

For now yes. The fight isn’t over. I asked the guy about one of the city council members who has been known for fighting the right to backyard chickens for people in our city. I asked if it is worth it to get in touch with him and he said yes. That’s our only chance right now. We can’t fight...