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11-16-2009, 04:09 PM
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Urban chicken keeping
Anyone keep/kept chickens in an urban environment?
I live in a.... sort of town thing. It's pretty quiet, but there are houses all around us. We have a garden, it's an ok size - not huge, not tiny - big enough to put a small coop in. Me and my house mate are thinking of getting a couple of chickens 
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11-16-2009, 04:34 PM
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check your local ordinances about keeping fowl in your town/city
it is ILLEGAL in some areas, or if you have under a certain sized plot ect. and in those cases they can seize your birds. if it is legal in your area though as long as you dont keep a rooster they can be fun pets. backyardchickens.com is a real good site and there UK based 
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11-16-2009, 04:40 PM
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We kept 4 hens in downtown Tucson. They were quiet, and the four eggs a day were a literal lifesaver when we both got laid off while I was pregnant. We'd dumpster dive at the university to find scraps for them to eat, and then eat their eggs and chilies from our garden.
Right now we have 6 hens and a muscovy duck. Muscovies are nice too, they don't quack! If you can't get chickens, check into button quail. They are really wonderful and mellow, and lay tons of eggs too.
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#4
11-16-2009, 04:45 PM
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We probably wouldn't get any till the spring, just looking into it
Will check with the council, but I reckon it'd be ok round here Fresh eggs! Yummmm!
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11-16-2009, 05:15 PM
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Raising Backyard Chickens. Purchase Chicken Coops, Baby Chicks, Raise Pet Chickens in Your Backyard, Learn About Chicken Breeds!
great site you can choose between a bunch of different breeds.. like easter eggers! lol and they have these awesome coops that look like multicolored igloos lol  they sell chicks in groups as little as 3, so you can start with just a few..
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#6
11-16-2009, 06:10 PM
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Oddly I was just looking into this and believe it or not the City of St. Paul, which is very urban, allows 3 hens on a city lot. Sadly, I live in Dakota County and St. Paul is Ramsey county, eventhough it's only 2 blocks away...the border, I mean.
So, I am out of luck...two lousey blocks = no chickens. I did think about writing my city and informing them that St. Paul allows it. I want me some chickens, dang it.
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11-16-2009, 06:19 PM
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in our town you have to have a certain sized lot to be allowed...
my parents are JUST under (by .02 of an acre) but the zoning guy said as long as the neighbors dont complain then noones going to check... our closest neighbor would have our actual house and about 1/2 an acre between us, pluss a tall fence, the other 2 are up the hill and seperated by bushes. as long as we only keep hens (and even then were looking at 5 or 6) we should be ok. generally if noone complains noone checks. is up to you to decide whether its worth that risk though.
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11-16-2009, 08:39 PM
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I would LOVE to have chickens again. I had some when I was growing up, but where we live now it's "prohibited" >.< rediculous.
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11-16-2009, 08:47 PM
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Quote:
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11-16-2009, 09:51 PM
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*really, really dumb question*
Do hens still lay eggs if there are no roosters around?
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