Given the current economic crisis and the high cost of living, we thought raising hens and having our own eggs would be a good idea for our family and neighbors since we value self-sustainability and neighborhood cooperation. Backyard chickens have numerous benefits that could benefit our community as listed below,

1. Backyard chickens provide a better alternative to the excessive environmental impact of factory farming.
2. Backyard chickens are pets since they provide companionship to their owners and are able to recognize faces and come when called.
3. They provide an organic and healthy source of food.
4. They are great as pest control for gardens
5. Decrease the use of harmful herbicides since they eat unwanted weeds.
6. They make less noise than the cars that pass by or dogs, so they cannot be a noise problem.

We believe that having hens (not roosters) will improve the personal and environmental health as well as support self-sufficiency within our community.

With this petition, we want to change the the Leisure Lakes Protective Covenants to allow the ownership of backyard chickens (no roosters). We ask the help of property owners in Leisure Lakes to sign this petition. Thank you!