3. CHECK NEARBY CITIES - E-mail the code compliance office, mayor's office and city commissioners in nearby chicken-friendly towns and ask them how their policy works and if they consider it a success. Draft an ordinance, or amendment to an existing ordinance, that is practical for your town (most cities don't allow roosters, limit the number of hens to six or less, and have 20 - foot setbacks from property lines, ect.). Make your ordinance similar to what others have done and what has proven to work. Don't press your luck by trying to allow roosters, ducks, goats, ect. Keep it simple.
4. PUT TOGETHER AN INFORMATION PACKET - Based on the information you collected, modify our Research Packet (find it at www.Chicken-Revolution.com/Research_Packet.pdf), making it appropriate for your area. Include letters of support. Be factual and city references. Be sure to include maps, charts, graphs, tables, and photographs. Add a table of contents and make it easy to locate information.
5. RECRUIT SUPPORT - Send your information packet to local neighborhood associations and offer to give presentation. E-mail your packets to agencies that promote sustainability, gardening and feeding the hungry - and ask for their top officials' endorsements. Add these to your packet, which will continue to grow and need to be continuously updated.
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