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The Chicken ‘Underground’ Emerges

Now Indiana has caught the chicken bug! Here’s hoping that residents are allowed to keep their backyard flocks. You can read more here: ‘Chicken underground’ emerges in Indiana

I was most interested in the “stealth chicken coop” concept. Apparently people are making coops that look like garbage cans to circumvent the law. I’d rather change the law so I can get a hot pick eglu!

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Our Chickens Featured in the Tennessean!

From Today's Tennessean

From Today's Tennessean

Jenny Upchurch from the Tennessean wrote an article titled: Urban chicken coops spark Nashville zoning conflict.

I am worried that our beautiful hens will have to go, but on the other hand, someone had to advocate for them!

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Georgia Woman Fights to Keep Her Pet Chickens

A mother’s quest to feed her kids healthier food is causing controversy in Fulton County. CBS Atlanta’s Joanna Massee reports.

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Ordinance would prohibit keeping chickens in Metro

It’s time to get politically active. There is pending legislation to make chickens illegal in Nashville Metro.

Here’s the story in the Tennessean: http://kl.am/1lAM

Here’s info on the ordinance: http://kl.am/1lAT

We need to get a group together to attend the next council meeting, July 21st, 6:30 p.m. at Council Chamber at the Metropolitan Courthouse. I am gathering more information about what we can do to oppose this legislation. Please let me know if you can attend the meeting with me and/or help oppose this.

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Legality of Poultry Keeping in Davidson County

Our cool neighbors, while excited about the chicken project, were worried that I was breaking a law. But, lookie here!

“8.12.020 Keeping of chickens.

No person shall keep chickens within the metropolitan government area in such a manner that a nuisance is created.
(Prior code ยง 8-1-1)”

Referenced from here.

So, as long as we don’t have roosters, we should be good.

I will post pictures of the coop in progress tomorrow.

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