{"id":65260,"date":"2019-09-16T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/?p=65260"},"modified":"2020-11-03T03:47:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T08:47:12","slug":"ybor-city-favored-florida-fowls-wild-chickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hobbyfarms.com\/ybor-city-favored-florida-fowls-wild-chickens\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Favored Florida Fowls of Ybor City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ybor City is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida. If I want to entertain out-of-town guests, I take them to Ybor (pronounced EE-bore<\/i>). With nightly drag shows, plate-smashing Greek restaurants, pirate parades and Cuban cigars, Ybor is sure to please many. Another thing that makes this industrialized and entertainment city special is its famous flock of fowl.<\/p>\n

Ybor City: From Cigars to Chickens<\/h2>\n

Vicente Martinez-Ybor, a Cuban exile and prominent cigar-maker living in Key West, founded the city in 1886. He opened its first cigar factory. The area attracted immigrant workers and quickly became known for its cigars, producing half a million a month. According to local historians and tour guides, when the workers relocated from the Florida Keys to Ybor, so did their chickens.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey weren\u2019t always roaming the streets, though,\u201d says Dylan Breese, founder of the Ybor Chickens Society<\/a>. \u201cWhen vacant homes started to be razed for development, the chickens that had been happy living in the backyards were forced out and found ways to adapt and survive in the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Breese founded the society in 2017. He has lived in Ybor for five years and was always entertained by seeing a chicken dart across the street or strut around the park. After losing his job, Breese found comfort in caring for a family of 1-day-old chicks and their mother hen.<\/p>\n

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Ybor Chickens Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was going through a tough time, and they made me forget about it when I visited them,\u201d he says. \u201cThis little family became so important to me that I started volunteering at the organization where they lived. While there, I would see people mistreating the chickens across the street, and I recognized the need for someone to step up and offer them more protection beyond the existence of [Tampa\u2019s Bird Sanctuary Law (Art. IV Sec. 14-176)].\u201d<\/p>\n

That law, which covers all of Tampa, including Ybor, states that it is illegal to \u201ckill, maim or trap or otherwise molest\u201d an avian species. There is a caveat for fowl raised for human consumption. Because backyard chickens are identified as pets and for egg production under the current code enforcement, they fall under the sanctuary ordinance. So, the same sanctuary ordinance that protects \u201cany domestic bird, song bird, migratory bird, wildfowl or waterfowl, except birds or fowl raised in captivity for human consumption,\u201d protects the chickens and bevy of peafowl that lend character to Ybor.<\/p>\n

Today, the city is home to a flock of around 150 chickens whose ancestors have resided there for nearly 150 years. Between 40 and 50 chickens have names, with a new chicken name being introduced every Monday on the Instagram account @yborchickens. When Breese appoints a chicken a name, he likes to choose a unique yet easy-to-remember title. For example: Casper is all white, Shaq is the tallest, and Carrot is solid orange.<\/p>\n

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Although the chickens have names and many will approach Breese and other society members, the people don\u2019t try to hold the birds. \u201cWe like the fact that they aren\u2019t comfortable enough with humans to allow touching,\u201d Breese says. \u201cAs much as we might want to pick them up and give them a hug, it\u2019s safer for them that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining or supporting the Ybor Chickens Society means helping to protect and preserve the chickens\u2019 rightful place in this little corner of Tampa. Donations go toward feed, equipment and medical care. Signing up with email keeps a person updated on chicken-themed city events and chicken adventures. \u201cWhen they have babies or get a new boyfriend\/girlfriend, we let our followers know,\u201d Breese says.<\/p>\n

Donating your time is another way to become involved with the society. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of different people come to our volunteer events,\u201d he says. \u201cWe have some regulars, but we often see a new face on a random Friday or Sunday. We meet at least once a week right now to get Centennial Park ready for the Ybor City Saturday Market, which we are big fans of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Portrait of an Artist<\/h2>\n

Lynn Rattray\u2019s introduction to the Ybor Chickens Society was the result of an online search. She was enamored with the chickens roaming Ybor City and wanted to find out more. Rattray (shown below between myself on the left and Breese on the right) is an accomplished local artist, specializing in oil and acrylic painting.\u00a0She earned bachelor\u2019s and master of arts degrees and is now happily retired. One day while taking reference photos in Centennial Park for her paintings, she noticed a young man walking in one of the planters where the hens hatch and raise their chicks. Concerned, she approached him.<\/p>\n

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Kenny Coogan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cYou need to get out of that planter, young man!\u201d she recalls yelling at Breese. \u201cDon\u2019t you know there are mamas with their babies nesting in those bushes?\u201d Breese explained that a chick had become separated from its mother and he was reuniting them.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn another photo shoot in the park, I again ran into Dylan,\u201d Rattray says. \u201cHe was sitting on the edge of a planter checking on the welfare of \u2018Stevie,\u2019 a sweet rooster who had recently become blind. Dylan had brought him a snack of shredded lettuce and sat with him for a while making sure he was safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seeing the level of care for the chickens was the catalyst for her joining the society, and she began participating in the weekly Sweep \u2018n\u2019 Sleep park cleanups, which take place every Friday evening. \u201cThis organization is unequaled in its love and devotion for the welfare of Ybor\u2019s chickens and fostering goodwill with the business community,\u201d Rattray says. \u201cIts tireless efforts are contributing to the welfare of the chickens and to the sense of community in Ybor. I\u2019m honored to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ybor Chickens Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe chickens are iconic,\u201d says Lori Rosso, executive director of Ybor City Chamber of Commerce. \u201cEach one is different, in looks, temperament, and so on. They bring a whimsy to the district that has such a historical backbone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can be running around and focusing on business, but you hear those little peeps from the bushes you start looking for the babies,\u201d Rosso says. \u201cOnce you see them, you can\u2019t help but be in awe.\u201d She adds that for a mini city to have chickens and their chicks running around is grounding.<\/p>\n

Many years ago Rattray was so tickled by the chicken personalities that she wrote a political satire titled The Roostercrats vs. the Ybor City Squawkers<\/i>. \u201cI assigned each rooster in the series a political title (Secretary of Health and Fowl Services) and role in the battle for free-roaming rights, to include referencing the underground tunnels of Ybor. Eight years later, I\u2019m still enthralled with painting chickens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Painting Poultry in Ybor City<\/h2>\n

Earlier this year, I joined Breese and Rattray at The Bunker for Rattray\u2019s art show titled \u201cChicken Dance \u2026 Ybor Style.\u201d Rattray displayed dozens of portraits each labeled with the chicken\u2019s name. She explained to the patrons how to identify the birds based on feather pattern and personality. (See examples of her painted portraits of Ybor City’s chickens here<\/a>.) Breese then took a group of 10 or so outside the restaurant for a chicken tour.<\/p>\n

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Kenny Coogan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBeing able to know and love them through my work with the Ybor Chickens Society ignites my passion for representing their beauty and quirky personalities through my art,\u201d Rattray says. A portion of the sales was donated to the Ybor Chickens Society. (Visit Rattray’s website<\/a> to see her upcoming chicken- and farm-related shows.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I retired four years ago from my job as a school principal, I dreamed of days filled with painting and travel,\u201d Rattray says. \u201cWhile that partially came to pass, I could never have imagined that I would be spending my Friday evenings sweeping up after chickens in Ybor City. I\u2019ve never owned a chicken and Ybor City is not convenient to my home, but there I am most Fridays sweeping, helping to keep the birds out of rush-hour traffic and observing as, one by one, they fly up to roost in the trees for the night. The chickens immeasurably enrich the lives of people they encounter in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Breese doesn\u2019t have favorites, he does get a kick out of the chicken named Frankenstein (pictured above right). \u201cIf he\u2019s hanging around us, and we laugh at something said, he\u2019ll cluck right along with us like a parrot might,\u201d he says. \u201cHe\u2019s also pretty clumsy and will trip, which makes us laugh more than it should.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my favorite stories, though, is about the time I thought one of my original hens [Goldie] had died. I returned from a trip outside the country and couldn\u2019t find her anywhere. A couple of weeks went by, and I had finally accepted it. One Sunday, I went down to visit her brothers and sisters and found Goldie surrounded by brand new hatchlings. They were my first grandkids, and it was such a relief to see her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kenny Coogan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the chickens are the primary objects of Breese and the society\u2019s affection, the people love the community as well. \u201cNot only do we want to protect them, but we want to promote harmony between them and the business and residents of Ybor City,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen we order T-shirts, have signs made or buy feed, we do so at Ybor establishments. When we gather, it\u2019s at Ybor restaurants and bars. The chickens are one of many charming elements of this neighborhood and one that we want to make sure gets the care and respect they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story originally appeared in the November\/December 2018 issue of <\/em>Chickens magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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