Leigh Forrester-Savage, who resides in Powder Springs, got hens after surviving breast cancer to lead a healthy, organic diet with fresh eggs.

"We've been trying to get back to earth with our food and nutrition. Organic milk, fresh veggies only, and of course, our daily tasty gifts from our girls," Forrester-Savage told Northeast Cobb Patch in a statement.

She's named the family's 15 pet chickens. Eleven of them are miniature breeds. She owns Silkie Bantam, Polish Top Hats and Jersey Giants. They come when you call them, like a dog, she said.

Her family has raised backyard chickens for nearly a year. There have been no issues with neighbors.

On Friday, her homeowner's association and Cobb County officials notified her that the chickens must go, citing the same ordinance that was used to oust the Pond family's backyard chickens.

"Cobb County Community Development Agency hand delivered a "notice of violation" about my girls. We have ten days to bring the violation into compliance," she said.

The ordinance states that if a resident wants to keep livestock, they must have at least two acres of land.

But Forrester-Savage insists the chickens aren't livestock...they're pets, and she's ready to fight for the right to house backyard chickens.

"We've decided to fight the Cobb County Ordinance and notice, though we're well aware of the current status of Joseph's fight," Forrester-Savage said.

Pond, who was unsuccessful at convincing commissioners that chickens are pets, was forced to give away 10 egg-laying hens after being cited by code enforcement on Nov. 18 for raising them on a half-acre lot in Northeast Cobb.

He established The Backyard Chickens Alliance of Cobb County. His battle for the right to keep hens to feed his family fresh eggs continues, and he's working with state legislators on a "right to grow" act. 

Meanwhile, Forrester-Savage will give her beloved chickens to someone with more acreage.

In a recent Northeast Cobb Patch poll asking, 'Should Cobb County Commissioners allow backyard chickens?' 84 percent of voters said 'yes' succeeding 15 percent against.

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