Legal Stuff
So your city won't let you have a few pet hens? What can be done?
Click here for a step-by-step instructions of what to do. It takes a lot of preparation and dedication, but it can be done! We recommend watching our Documentary so you can see what we went through and what you might expect. This will help you be prepared if you’ve never done this sort of thing before.
Wondering how other cities do it?
Click here to see a table that lists some of the basic restrictions found in 44 chicken-friendly cities around the country. There are many more cities that allow chickens, but this table lists a nice assortment, large and small, and fits on one page (nice for hand-outs). Click here for a current chart of chicken-keeping policies throughout the state of Oregon. Click here to check the status in Oregon cities currently working on a chicken-keeping ordinance and find out how you can help.
Not sure how to draft an ordinance of your own?
Click samples of wording to see ordinances from cities around the country. This will help you draft a new ordinance, or amend an existing one, by using examples of actual ordinances from Denver, Boise, Portland, New York, Seattle, Fort Collins, Astoria, and Madison.
To read a summary of what we are trying to pass in Salem, OR, click here. For the entire recommendation drafted by Salem City Staff, click here and here.
Want to start a Chicken Revolution in your town, but don’t know where to start? Begin by reading our Research Packet, and using any applicable portions you like!
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Got chickens? And now you want goats?
Here's a great resource for starting a "goat revolution" - The Goat Justice League.
