We haven't talked about goats in a long time - Page 2

BigV · 09-27-2007, 02:09 PM

glatt · 09-27-2007, 02:18 PM

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?

Griff · 09-27-2007, 02:21 PM

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

glatt · 09-27-2007, 02:26 PM

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.

Flint · 09-27-2007, 02:27 PM

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

Griff · 09-27-2007, 02:36 PM

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

dar512 · 09-27-2007, 04:18 PM

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.

DanaC · 09-27-2007, 04:57 PM

Quote:

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

Why wouldn't it be legal?

Clodfobble · 09-27-2007, 06:36 PM

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.

09-27-2007, 06:44 PM

I thought that was what an apartment building was.

Undertoad · 04-17-2008, 05:30 PM

This was the latest goats thread so...

Weird-talkin' goat

I lold.

Dingleschmutz · 04-18-2008, 08:11 AM

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.

Shawnee123 · 04-18-2008, 09:13 AM

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.

Griff · 04-18-2008, 12:18 PM

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.

LabRat · 04-18-2008, 12:19 PM

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.

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09-27-2007, 02:21 PM	#18
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	A lot of older cities still have grandfathered poultry legality but Arlingtons pretty modern, yes? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-27-2007, 02:27 PM	#20
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'd love to raise chickens, but then I'd have to get a banjo and start a band called the Chicken Pluckers. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-27-2007, 02:36 PM	#21
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I went mandolin but it is a pose thing, competence is not required. Maybe you could lean more Bela Fleck? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-27-2007, 04:18 PM	#22
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	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. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-27-2007, 02:18 PM	#17
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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?

09-27-2007, 02:26 PM	#19
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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.

09-27-2007, 06:36 PM	#24
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	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.

09-27-2007, 06:44 PM	#25
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I thought that was what an apartment building was.

04-17-2008, 05:30 PM	#26
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	This was the latest goats thread so... Weird-talkin' goat I lold.

04-18-2008, 08:11 AM	#27
Dingleschmutz is not a palindrome... Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines Posts: 341	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.

04-18-2008, 09:13 AM	#28
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	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. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-18-2008, 12:18 PM	#29
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	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. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-18-2008, 12:19 PM	#30
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	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. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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