Miss Cathy has Chickens

     Yes, you read that right. Cathy has chickens. What's the issue, you might ask? Our city hasn't allowed chickens since 2009. So what are her arguments?

• Her residence has always had chickens, since 1986. Her chickens should be grandfathered in.
• Her husband has Huntington's, so he needs to keep all 11 chickens to maintain peace.

    Cathy, chickens don't live 17 years. Every chicken that has been born on her property or else-wise acquired has broken the ordinance. Also, there is no way that your husband's doctor genuinely believes that he needs 11 chickens for his Huntington's.

    I honestly couldn't believe this, I though Miss Cathy was rage baiting. The chicken obsession has gone too far, so far in fact that she has overtaken our city's extreme right-wing Facebook group just to talk about how her "rights" are being violated. There's no way her 60-something year old husband with Huntington's really needs all of those chickens, and she's only ever posted one photo of him even around them! But her, she posts photos with her chickens almost daily. I thought it had to be a joke, so I went with two of my good friends to check it out. 

    We drove to her address, which we were able to easily find online. I was surprised to see that what she called her "farm" was in fact a regular house alongside a plastic bag distributer, which is where Google Maps actually took us to. From the parking lot of the plastic bag distributer, we were able to get a glimpse at this "farm." A moderate backyard, complete with a chicken coop. We actually did see one of her chickens! It's real! I saw it with my own two eyes, and my two good friends saw it too.

    

    It's one of those things you have to see to believe. 11 chickens in someone's backyard in a city with ordinance against fowl isn't something you see every day. I think we'll really be hard pressed to find another resident of my city with such character as to spend all of their time, energy, and money into defending their over-crowed chicken "farm."

    As for Miss Cathy and her husband? They were nowhere in sight. I also couldn't see a car from where we were. Is Miss Cathy's husband ok? Does he really need 11 chickens? That's a question I couldn't answer today, but I can say the chickens are real.