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No idea as we don't need a permit in Independence. I sure wish my friend would take his Roo though, he has claimed him but he is still here. One of my hens turned into a roo..LOL none allowed here and he is getting noisier.

Funny how things work. People who have always lived in the city I can understand being skeptical as they probably have never been around any type of farm animals. Most of my neighbors on my side of the street are never in their backyards, so could care less. MMM a fence with pallet slats...

That's goofy, is she thinking roosters? or that chickens are noisy? I'm sure my dogs make much more noise than a few chickens. How many people here keep their windows open in the summer anyway???

I think it will but am investing in a pitch fork to turn the run bedding when it gets wet it will dry faster. I'm using straw and it does tend to compact some when it gets wet and takes awhile to dry out. My run will be covered but with our winds I know it will get wet.

Lime is no issue for the garden it's the chickens it may not be good for. The laws say it's for odor and fly control. I started looking at that when I read that and remembering we used to use it when our dirt floor old barn was stinky and the flies were crazy--back when I lived in the...

No idea, I looked it up under Kansas City chicken codes for urbanfarmerwoman and she has not commented again. The code is pretty detailed. Apparently you can call animal control for details and to also get exemptions. I'm in Independence and ours are 50 feet from any nearby dwelling and the...

Curious, did you contact them yet. So thankful I don't have any neighbor problems on this change in my furry/feathery family.

I would call animal control and find out, in scanning through the regs yesterday I didn't see that subject addressed. This original post is 3 years old and wasn't updated since. I'm moving my planned location about 10 feet so will make sure to exceed Independence's 50 foot law to make sure no...