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We can certainly all agree that Fairhope’s Domestic Poultry Ordinance<\/a> is a great thing. So, imagine my excitement when I found out that there is also a Mobile Bay Area Backyard Chicken Club (MBABYCC<\/a>), with almost four thousand members. Seeking the club’s endorsement, I called the founder of the club, Ed Williamson. Alas, they do not endorse political candidates. We had an enjoyable conversation nonetheless, in which I learned the history of the club, and of the issues most pressing to the club’s members. While it’s true that my platform lacks a Rooster plank, I promise to always do what’s best for the fowl of Fairhope. MBABYCC will have a friend in me on the Council, and I will fight tooth and nail to defend our poultry ordinance from any threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(full disclosure) There are no chickens in our backyard, which I suppose does make me a backyard chicken wannabe. When we moved back to this house a few years ago, a proposal to build a backyard chicken coop was put before the family for a vote. I voted yes, the dog and cat voted enthusiastically<\/em> yes, but sadly our side lost 3 to 1. (We use a weighted voting system in our family).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I promise to always do what’s best for the fowl of Fairhope… and I will fight tooth and nail to defend our poultry ordinance from any threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t