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    broody hen question

    My buff orpington went broody for three weeks; during that time, I often manually took her down to eat and go to the bathroom outside the coop. she stayed out there for a bit each time, did her biz, and went back into the coop. at the end of three weeks, like magic, she stopped brooding. ten...
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    Noisy Girls

    i feel your pain; i have three backyarders in an elevated coop with an attached, meshed-in 12' x 4' run. a barred rock, an ameraucana, and a buff orpington. the ameraucana is by far the loudest, but she's always been a sort of dominant hen and a bit rooster-like. i live in suburbia, as well...
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    Turnout / Grazing / Free Range Time?

    Again, my thanks to all for the feedback on my "should I ask neighbor" permission post. I just love this website and this forum. Fellow chicken-lovers rock. I'm going to proceed with the plans to build the coop and run. It will be on the side of my garage that the bad neighbors won't see. If...
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    Worried about getting permission from neighbor for chickens...

    That's a great idea of having a neighborhood petition slip... Might have to ask my wonderful neighbor across the street (who is on good terms with the Criminal and his dad) if she'd consider it. Thanks for the idea. As far as the moving of the coop goes, unfortunately, I've got no more yard...
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    Worried about getting permission from neighbor for chickens...

    Thanks so much to everyone so far for understanding and for taking the time to reply! My gut says to follow the law and just ask the old man one day (since Criminal only comes and stays in the house about 3 days a week -- he works in Orlando or something), but pose it as this: "The county...
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    Worried about getting permission from neighbor for chickens...

    I live in an area of St. Petersburg called Shore Acres. Our city ordinance allows us to keep chickens, as long as the coop is 100 feet away from neighbors' residences -- UNLESS we can get neighbors' permission. I have everyone's permission except one neighbor who I'm afraid to ask. They are a...
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