I'm in Lynnwood as well. I worry that my neighbors might get a little annoyed at the idea of us having chickens. Lately, as my ladies started laying, they make loud bawks, announcing their egg. Have you had any other comments from your neighbors? I live off of 36th Avenue. Where are you?
We're practically neighbors. :) I live off of 36th Avenue near the Alderwood Mall. My house is backed up against Spruce Elementary, and that's where I see the gulls foraging on insects. They are massive compared to my girls and about 3 times larger than any crow around here. Of course you can...
I ordered my coop from cconly.com. I did paint it to match our house and my husband added the light fixture and heating lamp since they're still young. Mine are called the Hunger Hens after the characters in my favorite book series, The Hunger Games.
Katniss-Barred Plymouth Rock (she's miss...
You can have 5 hens maximum, and 0 roosters in Lynnwood, WA. The coop needs to be at least 15 ft away from the edge of the property, plus more.
This is from the city's site...
I heard a noise, I went checked on the girls and found 4 of them under a tree very alert. Their necks were high and they were very quiet. I looked for the other 2 and one was very still on a flower bed, and the other was 3 feet below the under a bush. She was laying down. I went to pick her...
I'm new to backyard chickens. The Hunger Hens flock are our new pets. I have two Barred Plymouth Rocks named Katniss and Primrose, a Rhode Island Red named Foxface, a Buff Orpington named Effie, a Blue Wyandotte named Rue, two Americaunas (or EE) named Peeta and Gale, and a Delaware named...