chickens

Kazz · 16-01-2008, 08:07 PM

She's frightened of all the neighbours wanting eggs...

dandysmom · 16-01-2008, 08:53 PM

Is it legal to keep chickens where you live, Alex?

alexgirl73 · 16-01-2008, 09:14 PM

It probably would be, but as I've cursed neighbours for having dogs that bark all night and someone had a cockerel that drove us nuts, I wouldn't like to do that to others. Just love the thought of fresh eggs though.

smudgley · 16-01-2008, 10:42 PM

No it's not illegal here DM to keep chickens.

Cockerals are a pain & I wouldn't have a cockeral (have had young cockerals) but chooks are lovely. No noise, no mess, no probs, cheap to keep & a fresh egg every day - can't be bad!

babycakes · 16-01-2008, 10:56 PM

Oh Smudgley I'm so sorry to read this, what an awful thing to have come across and a sad loss too

Fran · 16-01-2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smudgley

No it's not illegal here DM to keep chickens.

It's an interesting point that. Kay and I were chatting about chickens when hubby suggested we get some and she said that it was illegal to keep them in built up, estate like areas??

Mags · 16-01-2008, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fran

It's an interesting point that. Kay and I were chatting about chickens when hubby suggested we get some and she said that it was illegal to keep them in built up, estate like areas??

I know a few people who keep chickens around our way so I don't think they can be illegal here.

According to this, keeping hens appears to be getting very popular now....

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1655003.ece

smudgley · 16-01-2008, 11:34 PM

It's one of the fastest growing hobbies now.

It's not illegal to keep them.

dandysmom · 16-01-2008, 11:36 PM

Sorry if I seem to ask so often if it's illegal, but our zoning laws here are so different, apparently. A strict no-no in the City and most developed suburban areas. We have a very large Hispanic community in part of the City where people are from countries where chickens in the back yard are perfectly normal; frequently there are bits in the paper on slow news days about people having Animal Control coming and taking away their chooks! To their consternation!!

Fran · 17-01-2008, 12:33 AM

Hmmmm not sure where Kay got her info from then

Are Hens noisy Smudgley? Would the neighbours have cause to complain?

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