Chickens, Roosters and City ordinances oh my

Jose Cardenas has been raising chickens and roosters on his property about 3 miles south of downtown Fort Worth since 1982. At one point he said he had about 500-600 foul, but now has around 200. The city considering limiting the number of roosters a homeowner can keep based on lot size in response to complaints about noise and cockfighting. Read more about the story at the Star-Telegram here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/04/2384757/fort-worth-may-limit-roosters.html

Jose Cardenas poses with one of his roosters, that he has been breading behind his home in Fort Worth since 1982, Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Cardenas has about 200 chickens and roosters and opposes Fort Worth's plans to limit the number of roosters citizens can keep within city limits. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

One of Jose Cardenas' roosters, that he has been breading behind his home in Fort Worth since 1982, Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Cardenas has about 200 chickens and roosters and opposes Fort Worth's plans to limit the number of roosters citizens can keep within city limits. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

Several eggs from Jose Cardenas'(cq) chickens, that he has been breading behind his home in Fort Worth since 1982, Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Cardenas has about 200 chickens and roosters and opposes Fort Worth's plans to limit the number of roosters citizens can keep within city limits. Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade

Update on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 9:26AM by Brandon Wade

Water rescue training at Fort Worth Naval Air Station

I shot this a week ago, but just now had the time to post it. The 457th Fighter Squadron, 305th Rescue Squadron, were fulling their aircrew qualification training requirement for water survival and rescue on Lake Worth Sunday, July 11, 2010. The squadron participated in the rescue of hundreds of people from New Orleans in the after math of Hurricane Katrina. 

A Fort Worth Marshall boat helps keep civilian water craft away from the 457th Fighter Squadron, 305th Rescue Squadron, of the Air Force Reserve while they conduct aircrew qualification training on Lake Worth in Fort Worth, Tx., Sunday, July 11, 2010. The water survival exercise is part of the 457th Fighter Squadron’s recurring aircrew qualification training requirement. Special to the Star-Telegram / Brandon Wade