A Public Hearing On A Proposed Residential Chicken Keeping Ordinance In Washington County Virginia Is Set For Later This Month. The Proposed Change Stems From Requests By Residents Of The Friendship Estate Community Near Chilhowie Asking For Chickens To Be Allowed In Their One-Acre Yards. The Ordinance Has Been Drafted And The County Planning Commission Will Hold A Public Meeting On The Issue In Abingdon On January 22nd At 7pm.