Legalize Sustainable CHICKUNZ! Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/legalize-sustainable-chickunz.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 11:31 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Scott Jordan [Signature #214] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22305600?utm_medium=rss Chesterfield County: minimum setback of 25 feet for a chicken coop
Hanover County: coop must be at least 15 feet to a property line
Richmond City: 15 feet from any adjacent dwelling

Henrico County: coop must be FOUR HUNDRED FEET from property line

WHAT?! That is insane. It makes zero sense in the 21st century for a 400 foot setback for a few pet birds.

Well, I guess it does make sense if you getting big campaign donation from Big Agro corporations. But there isn't a single legitimate, rational reason for it.

]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2018 05:53:06 UTC 22305600 Shanna Murphy [Signature #213] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20247053?utm_medium=rss This is absolutely ridiculous that I can't keep three chickens in my 1/2 acre property because I am not FOUR HUNDRED FEET from my neighbor who does not give a shit about me owning chickens and who has a dog that barks and craps more than my birds ever will.

]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:25:57 UTC 20247053 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #212] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19830019?utm_medium=rss Please allow us to have a few chickens. When properly cared for they cause zero neighborly nuisance. There is no stink issues and as long as there is no rooster there is no noise. It surprises me that my neighbors can have over 5 dogs barking and pooping all up and down the block but a couple chickens isn't allowed. We want chickens as pets but also as egg layers. We need the food.

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 01:58:35 UTC 19830019 Mr. Gus Pastore [Signature #211] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19631268?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:56:31 UTC 19631268 Ms Blakeley Newbill [Signature #210] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18808215?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Apr 2015 08:10:04 UTC 18808215 Philippa Vaughan [Signature #209] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18722576?utm_medium=rss I am lucky enough to live on a very large property, therefore I already have chickens that meet the present restrictions. However, I believe that chicken keeping should be allowable for those who do not enjoy the same large lot luxury. There are many localities in the area that are as much, or more, developed as Henrico IE Petersburg, that allow their residents to enjoy chicken keeping.

]]> Thu, 2 Apr 2015 11:32:47 UTC 18722576 Mr. Timothy Reddish [Signature #208] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18118982?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Nov 2014 09:29:24 UTC 18118982 Mrs Katherine Ramos [Signature #207] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17818988?utm_medium=rss I will like to be more self sustainable in this difficult times families are trying to provide healthy food choices when not able to purchase at grocery stores. Chickens provide eggs, fertilizer for a vegetable garden, and they are low maintenance eating weeds, and insects from yard.

]]> Sun, 7 Sep 2014 09:56:25 UTC 17818988 Dawn Parker [Signature #206] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17688962?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Aug 2014 03:41:30 UTC 17688962 Gretchen Parrack [Signature #205] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17433621?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Jun 2014 07:38:23 UTC 17433621 Anonymous [Signature #204] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341703?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 03:17:47 UTC 17341703 Mr Christopher DeTreville [Signature #203] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341447?utm_medium=rss We want backyard chickens now! Wake up Henrico!

]]> Thu, 22 May 2014 02:03:51 UTC 17341447 Ms Anonymous [Signature #202] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341268?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 01:21:12 UTC 17341268 ben nixon [Signature #201] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341226?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 01:08:00 UTC 17341226 Mr. Ryan Farriss [Signature #200] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341133?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 12:41:52 UTC 17341133 Barbara deTreville [Signature #199] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341126?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 12:38:20 UTC 17341126 Kendal best [Signature #198] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341122?utm_medium=rss Legalize the chickens!!

]]> Thu, 22 May 2014 12:36:32 UTC 17341122 Mrs. Dawn Poindexter [Signature #197] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341030?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 12:08:10 UTC 17341030 mr Danny Nixon II [Signature #196] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17341015?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 12:04:18 UTC 17341015 mrs ashley Hill-Rinehart [Signature #195] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340885?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 11:40:05 UTC 17340885 mrs Dawn Howard [Signature #194] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340763?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 11:16:17 UTC 17340763 Ms Allison Carpenter [Signature #193] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340727?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 11:10:44 UTC 17340727 Stephen Dooley [Signature #192] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340705?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 11:06:04 UTC 17340705 Heather Dooley [Signature #191] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340649?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 10:54:23 UTC 17340649 Ms. Jordan Boitnott [Signature #190] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340639?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 10:52:23 UTC 17340639 Michael Boitnott [Signature #189] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340559?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 10:41:26 UTC 17340559 Ms Dawn McCallum [Signature #188] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17340538?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 May 2014 10:37:33 UTC 17340538 Ms Anita Cruikshank [Signature #187] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17333903?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 May 2014 09:14:58 UTC 17333903 Mrs Diane Jingluski [Signature #186] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17331119?utm_medium=rss I am hoping Henrico County will follow Richmond City and other areas and start allowing laying hens. I want my children to have organic eggs.

]]> Tue, 20 May 2014 07:43:08 UTC 17331119 Mrs. Tiffany Morgan [Signature #185] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17324748?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 May 2014 03:29:30 UTC 17324748 Me John Jingluski [Signature #184] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17322231?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 May 2014 06:12:23 UTC 17322231 Mrs Kathryn Burton [Signature #183] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17322192?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 May 2014 06:04:03 UTC 17322192 mrs caitlin spring [Signature #182] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17322044?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 May 2014 05:32:56 UTC 17322044 Mrs Leslie Jingluski [Signature #181] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17319790?utm_medium=rss Sun, 18 May 2014 04:49:41 UTC 17319790 Anonymous [Signature #180] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17152221?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:50:24 UTC 17152221 Mr. Brandon Murray [Signature #179] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17140497?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Apr 2014 08:12:33 UTC 17140497 Colleen Murray [Signature #178] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17140432?utm_medium=rss We have an uncommon, EXTREMELY uncommon, number of spiders in our yard. They scurry from your feet as you walk through the back lawn. Chickens would help to eliminate them without damaging pesticides, which are toxic to children and pets. I have an infant and two toddlers. I'm also a homeschooling mother and feel robbed of an excellent educational opportunity by not being allowed to have backyard chickens. I'm also conscientious of food quality and am an avid cook and baker. I would like the freedom to create delicious, quality food from the freshest of eggs. I am talking about three to four chickens, not a farm operation. Chickens have in fact been a lifelong dream of mine, and I was shocked to discover that as a COUNTY dweller, I am not permitted to hatch and raise a few chicken pets with my children and family.

]]> Fri, 4 Apr 2014 07:25:49 UTC 17140432 Ms Anonymous [Signature #177] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16980598?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:49:15 UTC 16980598 Shelley Oxenham [Signature #176] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/16957426?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Mar 2014 08:33:05 UTC 16957426 Jeannine Reynolds [Signature #175] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15944466?utm_medium=rss Please allow backyard chickens (no roosters)!!!!

]]> Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:00:07 UTC 15944466 Dr. Debra Conrad [Signature #174] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15703827?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Aug 2013 05:59:53 UTC 15703827 Mr. John Hawley [Signature #173] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15534234?utm_medium=rss Please allow me a means to feed my family! The land of the free, remember?

]]> Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:13:20 UTC 15534234 Mary Enghauser [Signature #172] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15430859?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:56:25 UTC 15430859 Mr Jan michael Edwards [Signature #171] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15258620?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 07:22:59 UTC 15258620 Mrs. Beth Hargett [Signature #170] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15172536?utm_medium=rss I see no reason why we aren't allowed to have chickens. We are not wanting roosters. We just want a few chickens to feed our family, help out neighbors, and also to help fertilize our garden and eat pesky crop eating insects.

]]> Fri, 3 May 2013 11:05:18 UTC 15172536 Alice Brette [Signature #169] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15041160?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:52:25 UTC 15041160 Mr. Thomas Goodloe [Signature #168] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15034321?utm_medium=rss If this is good enough for the City of Richmond, it is good enough for Henrico County too!

]]> Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:50:40 UTC 15034321 Conor O'Callaghan [Signature #167] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15034189?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:10:38 UTC 15034189 Mr. William Rogers [Signature #166] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14800369?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Mar 2013 08:52:17 UTC 14800369 Jason Johnson [Signature #165] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14742258?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:37:04 UTC 14742258 Robin Pearsall [Signature #164] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14492032?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:19:30 UTC 14492032 William Thorpe [Signature #163] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14491453?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:13:09 UTC 14491453 Jessica Hughes [Signature #162] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14490983?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:23:31 UTC 14490983 Mrs Patty Thorpe [Signature #161] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14490918?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:15:33 UTC 14490918 Blair Brown [Signature #160] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14478390?utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Jan 2013 07:56:26 UTC 14478390 Melinda Ashman [Signature #159] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14179557?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Dec 2012 06:23:13 UTC 14179557 Karen Radoulov [Signature #158] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14147684?utm_medium=rss I like seeing chickens in my neighborhood.

]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:16:56 UTC 14147684 Mrs Catherine Gilmer [Signature #157] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14063913?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Nov 2012 02:18:46 UTC 14063913 Haley Hollenbach [Signature #156] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13363451?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:02:48 UTC 13363451 A.R. Goodwin [Signature #155] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13354470?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:32:02 UTC 13354470 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #154] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13204651?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:00:59 UTC 13204651 Mr A Lindsay [Signature #153] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12898815?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 06:22:06 UTC 12898815 Linda Tyler [Signature #152] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12607578?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:58:06 UTC 12607578 Ms Cecelia Y. Walsh [Signature #151] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12557983?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:15:40 UTC 12557983 Tonya McDaris [Signature #150] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12550254?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:58:19 UTC 12550254 Mrs Sara Watts Small [Signature #149] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12549959?utm_medium=rss We would love to have a couple of Chickens for fertilizer for our garden and fresh eggs!

]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:47:34 UTC 12549959 Olivia Hall [Signature #148] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12481783?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Apr 2012 06:02:04 UTC 12481783 Laurie Mayer [Signature #147] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12443678?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:48:48 UTC 12443678 Mrs. Anissa Cole [Signature #146] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12438430?utm_medium=rss Really antiquated ordinance, needs reconsideration.

]]> Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:54:24 UTC 12438430 Nia Llenas [Signature #145] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12434141?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:03:54 UTC 12434141 Linda Roberts [Signature #144] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12433831?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:00:58 UTC 12433831 Nicole Schade [Signature #143] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12431072?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:19:01 UTC 12431072 Mr Brian White [Signature #142] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12430563?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:21:54 UTC 12430563 Carlos Valdez [Signature #141] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12426005?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:57:01 UTC 12426005 britta cruz [Signature #140] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12412576?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:30:51 UTC 12412576 Mr Anonymous [Signature #139] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12271532?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:43:13 UTC 12271532 Anonymous [Signature #138] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12243983?utm_medium=rss The ability to raise hens and have a sustainable source for clean, inexpensive eggs is a cornrestone to sustainability

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:53:41 UTC 12243983 Jessica Roller [Signature #137] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11909552?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:15:07 UTC 11909552 Mary Davis [Signature #136] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11399772?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:20:23 UTC 11399772 Alexandra Schlosser [Signature #135] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11391874?utm_medium=rss We want laying hens, just two for our backyard!

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:05:37 UTC 11391874 Ms. Jacqueline Robinson [Signature #134] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11273736?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:09:25 UTC 11273736 mrs Bree King [Signature #133] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11195463?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:29:07 UTC 11195463 William Thorpe [Signature #132] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11124734?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Sep 2011 07:58:25 UTC 11124734 Mrs. Eva Laine [Signature #131] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/11029758?utm_medium=rss Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:17:39 UTC 11029758 Mrs Danielle Batchelor [Signature #130] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10957148?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:42:34 UTC 10957148 Kendall Earp [Signature #129] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10944030?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:34:22 UTC 10944030 Mrs. Lorah Vizdos [Signature #128] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10941527?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:03:55 UTC 10941527 Rachel Lawrence [Signature #127] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10941509?utm_medium=rss barking dogs are much noisier than a flock of chickens... don't make it a crime to want to raise your own food.

]]> Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:57:46 UTC 10941509 Mindi Albiston [Signature #126] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10940972?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Aug 2011 08:33:38 UTC 10940972 Anonymous [Signature #125] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10940479?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Aug 2011 06:27:20 UTC 10940479 Mrs Tiffany Croxford [Signature #124] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10938867?utm_medium=rss Keep Henrico progressing in the betterment of our environment!
- Recycle - check!
- Compost - check!
- Rain Barells - Check!
- Garden - check!
- Backyard Hens - (Please Henrico Board, give us a chance by allowing a vote!)

]]> Mon, 1 Aug 2011 10:57:45 UTC 10938867 Amy Fowler [Signature #123] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10914161?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:12:17 UTC 10914161 Laurel Haynes [Signature #122] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10882013?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:56:34 UTC 10882013 MS Catherine Brennan [Signature #121] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10881991?utm_medium=rss Chickens make wonderful back yard additions for a family. The fowl will consume the insects in said yard, then supply owner with abundant eggs and manure. Said owner can then raise a nice garden, feed his or her family, and then toss the scraps to the chickens. The cycle begins again; a win-win situation.

]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:52:26 UTC 10881991 Sara Haubrock [Signature #120] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10881822?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:56:18 UTC 10881822 Mrs Noelle Kolb [Signature #119] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10881804?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:49:20 UTC 10881804 Ms Hope Lester [Signature #118] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10824974?utm_medium=rss Raising chickens would allow my family to reduce spending, be able to teach my children agriculture. I would love to have chickens in the back yard, fresh eggs every morning and responsibility lessons for my children.

]]> Fri, 8 Jul 2011 06:16:28 UTC 10824974 Mrs. Robin Wilder [Signature #117] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10824746?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Jul 2011 05:11:59 UTC 10824746 Mr. John Davis [Signature #116] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10796628?utm_medium=rss I grew up tending chickens and strongly believe that they would be an asset to any house and neighborhood in Henrico County.

]]> Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:01:39 UTC 10796628 Mr. James Coe [Signature #115] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/10763634?utm_medium=rss This is a reasonable request that encourages our citizens to think locally about food. Better for our health. Better for our local economy and regional farmers.

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