Shhh...illegal aliens in my backyard.

the people in my neighborhood actually like the sound of the chickens... Including the rooster.

I'm trying to be creative about the coop and run I am planning so that 1) I can reuse items I own or buy for cheap and 2) my yard doesn't look like it has chickens in it. Here are some of my ideas.

Tractors: (imagine these items on wheels and with a wire frame around the base)

• Garden bench with wire around the base
• Lawn lounge chair, laid flat... with cushion on it when shade is needed
• Picnic or patio table

PLEASE feel free to critique if any are actually inappropriate for any reason.

So this is the new Underground Chicken Railroad

Dar said:

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I have a friend in town here in guelph she has 2 chickens and every few months she will "board" her chickens here when by-law gets to close and then take her girls home...thank goodness i have a large boeeder in my basement to allow chicken sleepovers...

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Funny!

Chicken Underground Railroad!

Surprised this isn't a bigger forum, as it appears many around the US and elsewhere are trying to get chickens approved!

Crazy, as in the US it use to be rare NOT to have chickens, at least 100-150 years ago, everyone had them!


TRENDS/ Man's new best friend-
MANS BEST FRIEND:
Interesting report on MSNBC regarding man's new best friend, the chicken versus the Dog!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19871559/#.T44v9dR5mK3
New best friend of man lays eggs

Seems the complaints or reasons chickens are not allowed is either because of noise or smell/waste from chickens! Which, in reality shouldn't be issues!

A few websites out there that seem to indicate that these are not or should not be issues, I will post shortly!

SSHHH!!!

SHH! Noise? NAH! Smell/below!

http://www.eastpeoriatimescourier.c...69/A-little-clucking-never-hurt-anyone?zc_p=1
From this article "Typical female chicken noises are around 63 decibels, which is in the range of normal conversation between people. In any case, chicken are quieter than dogs barking or outdoor cats fighting in the night...." Noise/what about Noise?

Wikipedia, noise and also some other common questions regarding keeping chickens.
From Wikipedia on noise
Noise, What about Noise? "In some areas, roosters are banned, and only hens are allowed, and in limited numbers, to prevent problems with noise. Hens are relatively quiet as compared to pet dogs, though hens often vocalize after an egg is laid for a few minutes. The noise level during this squawking period has been measured at around 63 decibels, or about the level of two people talking. Other than post-laying squawking, normal hen sounds are not audible at 25 feet (7.6 m)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_chicken

"The noise level of a rooster’s crow is about the same as a barking dog, 90 decibels. But there are ways to keep roosters quiet throughout the night." http://www.bigrstore.com/blog/view/1402
Noisy Chickens? Quieter than the neighborhood birds in your yard.

http://sarasotacluck.blogspot.com/2010/11/noisy-chickens-quieter-than.html


When we next meet I will be asking CLUCK supporters to engage in an effort to address EVERY concern raised at last night's City Planning Board meeting. In the meantime, let's look at one single argument that was presented, without opportunity for rebuttal or clarification, by one of the Planning Board members. Noise.
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The Real Bounty of The Coop (Hint: It’s Not Eggs)

http://www.nwedible.com/2012/02/the-real-bounty-of-the-coo.html




http://www.urbanchickens.net/2009/02/what-to-do-with-urban-chicken-poop.htmlWaste from Chickens
Chicken waste when composted makes great fertilizer!
For instance-4 Chickens make less waste than one Dog!

Many sites explaining how to use the small amount of chicken waste and turn it into valuable garden fertilizer.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4800618_use-chicken-manure-garden-fertilizer.html

http://duluthcitychickens.org/faq

Myth 3. Waste and Odor. http://www.bigrstore.com/blog/view/1402
Fact: a 40 pound dog generates more solid waste then 10 chickens. To be more specific, one 40 pound dog generates about ¾ pounds (.75 pounds) of poo every day. Ten chickens generate about two-thirds pounds (.66 pounds) daily poop.

I have neighbors that had a daughter that went to coolage and was crying over leaving because she couldent see the chickens anymore. But these are the same people that went after a dog with a stick that came in and was killing my chickens. Lol. Any of the rest of them can go pound sand. My Chickens arnt as loud as I can be idk somone driving by mus have thrown the fireworks in my yard. I haven't a clue what happend! I heard it so I came out.

I can hear the neighbors screaming at each other and then hear them calling for their dog to come home within the next hour! Clear as the "noon whistle" at lunch, and we have great distances along with trees between our homes!

Then, the leaf blower, the chainsaw, the lawn mower, weed whacker...electric trimmer, 4 wheeler, ...!,, Why these neighbors have more power tools that make noise than 6 little hens could ever make!

And the hens don't use any gas, plus they Bless us with eggs, fertilizer, entertainment and SO much More!

I've been wanting chickens for years. I used to raise them but life moved away from that lifestyle and I had to move to the city. I've been thinking about some secret chickens as it is illegal here. They are considered barnyard animals and will bring disease. Oh brother! After finding this website I'm gonna do it!!! I love the idea of a trashcan as a coop, and the ground-dwelling parrot! Now to get my sneak on---

I'm getting my sneak on too . What do we put the poo and shavings into and how should we get rid ? Garbage? :/