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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 04:58:24 AM
Our getting chickens is currently being discussed!! After reading and rereading the city codes (which we either didn't understand before, or they have changed) we actually can have chickens here.
Cross your fingers that it works out and I get a big fat YES!
I should explain - my family and my parents share a home in order for both parties to save money (both working to move north to a farm). My parents own this house however. We live in city limits (they've annexed out so far its ridiculous). There are a few codes we are in violation of, and because of that I was giving up having chickens. I didn't want anyone showing up to see we had chickens (I was thinking they weren't allowed) and finding out all the other things we have here that we aren't supposed to.
Now I find out they are allowed. We pay a good chunk of the bills here (since my parents don't have a lot of work) but its my parents house so I figure the obvious right thing to do is get their permission.
SO - cross your fingers!!
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| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Feb 14 2010 : 4:00:09 PM
That's funny about the RIR rooster being mean and the Barred Rock not. I had just the opposite experience. My RIR roos were grand dudes and I had them for a long time. I like the sound of them crowing and my roos and the neighbors used to have crowing wars. My last one died of old age this winter so I only have chickens now. I kinda miss the old bugger. Have fun with your chickens. By the way - I always name them Stew Pot so they know exactly where they stand if they get too aggressive....
Blessings, Sheri
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Feb 14 2010 : 3:24:30 PM
i hope it works out for you too!! I love my chickens!
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
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| southerncrossgirl |
Posted - Feb 14 2010 : 1:41:20 PM
Amy, you probably will not want a rooster. Well, okay, I may just be down on roosters right now. Mine flogged me for the third time. It doesn't feel very good either. I love my hens though, They are very sweet girls.
Good Luck1
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 6:38:52 PM
I hope everything works out for you!!
Hugs,
Channah
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 6:37:08 PM
Cool Amy, hope it works out. We had to get rid of our roosters, they are allowed but lordy, when the rest of the country went off Daylight savings they stayed on, if the bathroom light went on they thought it was the sun, and if they got started they went for 45 minutes at least - I couldn't make eye contact with the neighbors for a month. I love our hens though - great fun!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| Waynette |
Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 09:30:00 AM
Hi Amy:
Roosters are wonderful unless its a RIR they can get hateful. Zeke was flogged a few times before we got rid of him. We now have a very nice barred rock. Never had any trouble from him. I think the reason Kris was talking about is most cities ban roosters because of the noise. Your neighbors may not want to be awake at 5:00am HA. Around here "pepper" wakes us about 4:30am. But thats okay since we milk at 5:00am. I love my chickens. We get lots of nice eggs and meat, then they also keep ticks etc out of the yard. Good luck with yours. We really like the RIR for egg production, they start laying early and almost everyday year round. I am expecting 15 new Bourbon red turkey babies in a few weeks. We already have a good flock but wanted to add some new blood. Good luck
Waynette |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 09:18:05 AM
I thought you might be in town. They do not allow roos in town but will allow up to 5 hens. So you have acerage you might be able to have a roo. All farms need a rooster to tell them to get up in the morning! I love my 2 guys.
Kris
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 09:05:35 AM
Thanks - actually you can have 20 chickens for 5 acres according to the code here. I really think they changed it because I don't remember seeing anything about that when I looked two years ago. Do I have to ask about roosters? I didn't even think about it! It doesn't say anything either way as far as i know...or do I not want roosters....help me out! I love chickens, but I'm super green at this. :)
--* FarmMilkMama *--
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Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Feb 13 2010 : 06:45:23 AM
I so hope you can get some. You can probably only have 4 or 5 anyway so that's not such a big deal. And no rooster so that helps. Although I love my roos. They just add a little more farm to the farm.
So good luck. I am crossing mine, too.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
