Downton Abbey may be over but that doesn’t mean the ladies of the Grantham Estate can’t live on and be a source of entertainment in Lucy’s backyard. Darrrrrling, may I present:
Lady Sybil. She is a Lakenvelder Silver and is the most laid back baby chick we have ever had. And boy let me tell you, she loves to sleep.
Lady Mary. She already rules the roost and is a Cuckoo Maran.
Lady Edith. This chick is no wallflower let me tell you. She is going to give Lady Mary a run for her money. Edith is a Brown Leghorn.
A funny thing happens as you get older. You stop caring what other people think and you begin to read through the lines. Silly me. I thought there was a specific note in our HOA rules that excluded chickens. As it turns out… there’s not.
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Mavis: Hi, Can you tell me if chickens are allowed in the neighborhood?
HOA Lady: {As she lets out a little giggle} Well, we’ve heard some rumors….
Mavis: I would ask my neighbors first of course.
HOA Lady: Umm, we have a noise ordinance.
Mavis: Yes, but these would be hens.
HOA Lady: If you give me your name and number…
Mavis: So you don’t have anything specifically excluding chickens?
HOA Lady: No.
Mavis: The chickens and their coop would be out of sight. You wouldn’t be able to see them/it from the road. So what I’m hearing is, if my neighbors don’t mind {remember, the HOA wanted to me to ask my neighbors if I could build a fence on my own property 2 years ago } and if the hens are quiet {these are hens, not roosters and HELLO, what about the barking dogs and utility carts and five million landscaping trucks that go by our house every day!?} it wouldn’t be an issue.
HOA Lady: Well, if you give me your name and number…
Mavis: No. I’m good thanks. 🙂
Lucy teaching the girls how to apply “perfume”
This is a well established neighborhood {25+years}. The way I see it, if no one has had an issue with this before…. why would there be one now? Afterall, it’s not like I have roosters or a visible unsightly coop in full view of the hoards of people walking by.
Life. It’s too short.
Find a way to do the things you want to do, and keep on truckin’. 🙂
Enjoy your Sunday.
~Mavis
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