Got an email this morning!
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All hands on deck!
Anyone you know that would like to have chickens can attend the zoning planning and development meeting tomorrow evening starting at 5:30. I believe it's up to the discretion of the chair person to allow comment on something that is on the...
Well yes. I was afraid I wouldn’t get a response again after feeling ignored for the last few months. I’m just saying if he didn’t respond this time around I would have had no hope and would have probably took matters into my own hands and get the chickens back and hope for he best.
The fact he...
I don’t know if people are still following this thread…
I’m not on here much anymore, but I thought I’d update.
It’s been so long without chickens and it’s truly been hard. Most of the ones I had to give to friends and family are still doing good. My silkie passed from unknown causes but...
Hi, I haven’t updated in a while.
So I have been spreading the word and having people send letters to his email. We have a couple months since the hearing(s) (hopefully) in august/sept.
Public support will be crucial in this case…
The land requirement is just from the original proposal. I’m sure we could offer to increase the req if that would make them more likely to pass it.
They already have some kind of requirement for how far the coop needs to be from the property line (in the proposed ordinance).
The amended ordinance would allow a maximum of 6 with a minimum of 5000 square feet of land, which if you think about it is not very much land. So going to be very easy for nearly everyone in the city to have up to 6 hens.
Having less than 6 does not make a difference, 6 is just the maximum...
I’m assuming the amending of the ordinance which was the main goal to begin with.
This would legalize (6) chickens in our city for all zones with a minimum of 5000 square feet, rather than properties with over 5 acres in one specific zone.
After a couple weeks of waiting for a response…
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It’s not the end yet. Still going to keep trying.
Any advice from anyone at this point? Anything we can do to help?
The scales do look inflamed and the lifted scales show early signs of SLM.
This article may help.
Good job for catching it in the early stages, treatment should be 2-3 weeks and it should clear up soon after that and healthy scales should grow in.
Nope, I’ve been emailing him and he hasn’t responded. Must be busy.
He did respond a few weeks ago and said they are still working on it and it should be done by the end of June, however I don’t see any progress nor has he reported on any progress.
So we actually did get another complaint, another call today from the city saying we need to get them off the property, move the coop, and fix a few other things in the yard, or we’ll get fined.
So I brought the little ducklings to my cousin, he has a few toddlers who will take good care of...
I’m not sure that it’s a statewide issue, most cities in MA allow for chickens. It’s just a few cities in Western mass that limit or
I believe it says poultry or livestock definitely not just chickens.