My little mystery breed bantam layed her first little egg today and guess where it was? Underneath the nest boxes where my RIR is in the picture above!!
Trying one more time to determine the breed. I'm starting to think it's a Jersey Giant. Her legs are black and the bottom of her feet are yellow. She also has roundish eyes. She has always been very bold and inquisitive but not aggressive. She is so much tinier than the others that came in...
My hatchery cuckoo marans layed her first egg today!! It is not as dark as a proper cuckoo marans but it is darker than my RIR eggs and I'm a very proud chickie mama!!
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte's egg
Here is the egg next to the RIR egg and a California White egg
Here you can see that...
A pre existing nonconforming is just that. What was pre existing or what you had in place prior to the zoning change. An expansion would qualify as a change and therefore not be grandfathered. Generally you will be left alone unless you are a nuisance, have something way out of whack with the...
Rhode Island Reds, Cuckoo Marans and California Whites
The brown egg in the front next to the white egg is from my hatchery Cuckoo Marans. It's only very slightly darker than the RIR eggs but pretty none the less. This is her third egg.
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You are probably grandfathered in.
Most times the "rules" can be found in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Sometimes it is under the jurisdiction of the Health Department. Many cities and towns don't send out the chicken police, they just respond to complaints. If you don't...