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    Rotating Watch Dog Chicken, is this common?

    I wanted to poll the readers and see how common this is, but with our 4 hens, they rotate each night who is the watch dog chicken. Our coop is very secure, the entire structure is enclosed with a run and we've never had predator issues with our ladies. But each night one of the girls sits in...
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    Hello New in Richmond,VA

    Our coop originally started out with the idea it would be a tractor, which is why I built the run with the lighter 2x2's so, even though the coop itself was going to be heavy, I could put wheels on one end and move it around the yard. Since the city shot that plan down with the zoning rules, I...
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    Hello New in Richmond,VA

    Critta, since your permit only lasts for a year before you have to renew it, you might as well wait to apply. They aren't overrun with applications at Animal Control. Citywide, when we got our permit (2 weeks from dropping off application to receiving it in the mail) in December (but had the...
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    Hello New in Richmond,VA

    Hello RVA'ers Critta and Byrd! I was wondering if anyone else from Richmond was using this excellent site. My wife and I jumped on-board the River City chicken craze as well and got our ladies back in August. After doing a little alley snooping while walking our dog, I've actually seen three...
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    Cap City Peep Palace

    ***Coop as of December 2014 In the beginning... Once the city of Richmond passed the ordinance allowing "urban" chickens in 2013 we immediately jumped on board and began our design phase for what we wanted to incorporate. The city allows up to 4 hens and no roosters. So we knew we wanted a...
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