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Nancy Young wrote:
> bulka wrote:
>> On Aug 4, 11:09 am, zxcvbob > wrote:

>
>>> I would love to have 2 or 3 chickens living under my apple tree. (I
>>> might actually get some worm-free apples that way)

>
>> Illegal here, though I know a couple of people who have a few. Things
>> would have to get a lot rougher before I'd be willing to build even a
>> legal coop.

>
> This thread reminds me of a sign on a house I pass by now and
> again. Chickens for sale. PETS ONLY!!
> Raises questions. If they lay eggs, can I eat those? Are they some
> special kind of chickens not good for eating, and do you check up
> on them?
>
> Just goofing. It amused me that they would have to add PETS ONLY,
> like they had people stopping in expecting them to butcher a chicken
> for them. What did they expect in a residential neighborhood.
>
> nancy

Wonder what they would think if you stopped and bought a chicken and
then sacrificed it on their front lawn while doing a voodoo dance?