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We converted our kids playground swing and fort structure into a chicken coop by chopping the fort section down and now its a cute little playhouse looking chicken coop. We had this coop sitting in our yard and got hit with a citation for not having the proper permit for an "accessory...

Good morning, afternoon, and evening! I'm new to the site and have a generational interest in raising chickens of different stripes. I own land in Plantation and was considering raising a small flock for eggs and companionship, but a friend informed me that we aren't able to raise chickens...

Hello, City municipal code link here: https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/SoapLake/ I am a very frustrated and angry chicken owner. I am working very hard to keep my girls safe and happy. I have a neighbor who had called municipal code on my coop for being too close to my property line. So I...

I am new - hoping to hatch and sell chicks for the first time over the summer, but do not understand the incredibly strict yet vague guidelines for Charlotte, NC when it comes to poultry. Do I still need some kind of permit if the chicks I’m planning to keep and then sell won’t be more than 3...

I live in Seattle and thinking about getting quail does anyone know what the laws for keeping quail in Seattle are? Edit: Also in Seattle your allowed 8 poultry do quail count for that or are they counted separately because there game birds Thanks in advance :)

I'm planning to raise quail in flordia. Like 12 to 15 birds. I've build a double large hutch for them and bought an incubator and everything, these will be for PERSONAL USE ONLY. I'm trying to understand the requirements to raise quail for flordia. I've seen online that a permit might be...

Hello all, I love in a north suburb oh Chicago where chickens are not allowed. I have owned chickens in my backyard for a number of years but recently one of my neighbors a couple houses down posted online that they enjoy hearing chickens. This got me thinking, what if someone reported me...

I have a rooster and must move. Most of the places I've looked at are within these zones. I am unsure how to find out if we can have a rooster within these zones. Anyone have any hints? Also seeking pro tips for finding homes in the appropriate zones. I've visited breeders in these cities...

I think I’ve posted something like this before But here’s my question I live in Seattle where the poultry laws are pretty clear on only 8 chicken per however many square feet does anyone have any ideas on how you could get a permit for more or how to not necessarily change the laws but make it...

Ok so here’s my question can you keep more birds than legally aloud I’m Seattle by getting a permit or permission from the city and if so how would you do that Thanks everyone

PEOPLE OF FLORIDA! Sign the petition to allow Backyard Chickens in ALL of Orange County! Since 2013, Orange County commissioners have discussed chicken programs five times — but never approved one. However, just this last year, the board was considering a proposed ordinance that would permit...

Hello all! I was trying to find animal ordinance information for Steilacoom, WA because I was curious to see how many chickens/ducks I could have. When I tried searching I mostly found information on dogs and cats. Can someone please help?

Hi everyone, I’m from Parma. I’m not allowed to own chickens, but I really want to. Is there a petition or anything I can sign so that I can own chickens, or like a loophole so that I can own chickens? Also does anyone know if there’s maybe a license I can get to allow me to have chickens?

I feel so ignorant, but we're new to homesteading, and I can't seem to find this information anywhere. I'm trying to determine the laws, ordinances, and restrictions for owning farm animals in Hendry County, Florida. We plan to move to the area, but I don't want to end up in a place with...

Since chickens are domesticated, what does this mean? Do I just get my chickens and keep my fingers crossed and coop nice and clean? I can not find any info on how to go about getting a permit. This is what the ordinance states: No person shall maintain, keep or harbor on any interior or...

Hello! I live in London, Ontario, & im hoping if you all have a couple seconds to sign this petition. http://chng.it/55SxSPsV I am very actively trying to talk with city council to make them amend these laws as the last time this was brought up in 2017, talks of a pilot project never got off...

Does Oregon (that little state on the west coast that your great, great grandpa walked to) have any laws or limitations on breeding and selling hatching eggs/chicks/chickens? I'm not interested in laws concerning raising and processing chickens for food or the selling of eggs for food.

Please tell me when town grows up around an established elderly man 75 years old pet rooster 15 year old can not get charged a hundred bucks a day for keeping his pet rooster just because they built houses on same farmland he sold off 8 years ago and new neighbors complain about him Crowing 4...

Hi! I would love to keep a few chickens in my small back garden (I was thinking three). I looked into local laws (I'm in the UK), and couldn't find anything to stop me, but then I checked the deed to my house, and there's a covenant stating that I can't keep anything other than household pets...

I had chickens nack in the USA, and dreamed of having them again now that I am in Japan. We are now a year or two away from having a home with enough land to do so. However, Japan has changed laws since I first researched having chickens. I can no longer buy them, and I need some kind of...