I was just talking to one of the moms at our local elementary school, and she was explaining how they are raising chickens again this year. They hadn't done it for a few years, but they just got the coop fixed and are starting up again this Fall. It actually sounds kind of interesting. They will get plenty of fresh eggs and it will be a nice learning experience for the kids.

The only thing that's unusual about this is that Arlington VA is a fairly urban area with money. Not the kind of place you would expect to see chickens. I hope to get over there some time and see the set-up, but I don't think it will happen.

Apparently it's legal to raise poultry here. Who knew?

A lot of older cities still have grandfathered poultry legality but Arlingtons pretty modern, yes?

Yeah, it is pretty modern. Mostly post WWII, but I don't know when it was founded. It split off of DC, probably around the turn of the century.

Honestly, I didn't look up the law, but she was talking like she knew it.

I'd love to raise chickens, but then I'd have to get a banjo and start a band called the Chicken Pluckers.

I went mandolin but it is a pose thing, competence is not required. Maybe you could lean more Bela Fleck?

My jazz bass instructor lives in Chicago proper. One of his neighbors has chickens. I know this because the rooster crowed one morning as I was walking past. It's not something you expect in an urban situation. I jumped about a foot, but managed to not drop anything.

Why wouldn't it be legal?

Too many animals in a crowded space leads to disease. Plus, neighbors often don't appreciate the smell if there are too many animals in a close setting.

I thought that was what an apartment building was.

This was the latest goats thread so...

Weird-talkin' goat

I lold.

Ha, I saw that on Break.com the other day. I lulzed a little bit too.

Thank you in advance for perma-banning anyone who was going to turn this into a goatse fest, I had my worries.

And you know, really, we don't have enough conversations about goats.

I sent that link to my family and my sis-in-law said she was laughing her head off because it sounds like when my brother does his Jerry Lewis impression. Mom said it was her fault because she took him to the drive-in movie when he was still a baby to see a Jerry Lewis flick.

I, for one, feel that whenever we can open the lines of communication regarding goats OR Jerry Lewis then we have forged an important road in our quest for community and humanity. I'm a bit choked up right now.

Nice one UT! Truly out loud.
The girls are trained up on milking now because I was out of town for a trainer training. Now that I have backup maybe we should get too many goats.

HEY!!

We are raising chickens with some friends at their acrage this spring. Started with around 100, but the up and down weather has cost us about 15 so far. Pneumonia we think. Just going to eat 'em, no eggs or anything. I will post some pics and video when I have a chance in a couple weeks. Been meaning to anyway.