Just under 1 year ago, we brought 4 baby chicks to our Brookfield, IL home in an effort to close one of many gaps in the link to our food, add one more green practice to our lives, and enjoy the educational and entertaining values that chickens bring.
It wasn't long before we learned that our Village Inspector began leaving citations to remove the hens (no rooster), but no legal ordinance was noted. There is currently no ordinance on the books that we are in violation of, yet she persists in writing these citations on the basis that "no livestock is allowed". Upon further investigation, we discovered that the legal definition of "livestock" in our state and county does not mean a small flock of backyard hens. We brought this to the Village of Brookfield's attention and for awhile the harassment stopped. It is also worth noting that due to our high wood privacy fence, the coop and chickens are not visible from a public thoroughfare.
We were served with yet another citation today, so the time has come...
LET'S GET THIS ON THE BOOKS, PEOPLE! LET'S BRING BACKYARD CHICKENS TO BROOKFIELD, IL.
Through my discussions with all sorts of folks in the past year, I have found NO people who do not support this practice, and EVERY SINGLE ONE I've spoken with wants to keep them and wants to know when we get this ordinance in place.
Will you join us?
Join the Facebook Group: Bring Backyard Chickens to Brookfield, IL!
It wasn't long before we learned that our Village Inspector began leaving citations to remove the hens (no rooster), but no legal ordinance was noted. There is currently no ordinance on the books that we are in violation of, yet she persists in writing these citations on the basis that "no livestock is allowed". Upon further investigation, we discovered that the legal definition of "livestock" in our state and county does not mean a small flock of backyard hens. We brought this to the Village of Brookfield's attention and for awhile the harassment stopped. It is also worth noting that due to our high wood privacy fence, the coop and chickens are not visible from a public thoroughfare.
We were served with yet another citation today, so the time has come...
LET'S GET THIS ON THE BOOKS, PEOPLE! LET'S BRING BACKYARD CHICKENS TO BROOKFIELD, IL.
Through my discussions with all sorts of folks in the past year, I have found NO people who do not support this practice, and EVERY SINGLE ONE I've spoken with wants to keep them and wants to know when we get this ordinance in place.
Will you join us?
Join the Facebook Group: Bring Backyard Chickens to Brookfield, IL!
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