So I have 12 hens and 4 nest boxes. They were not laying for a while after they molted/ and wintered but recently started again. Today when I checked the nesting box I happened to notice the hens had laid eggs in a corner of their coop. There were 21 eggs. Are these eggs safe to eat since I...
I have 2 black bantam cochins whom I am 99% sure are boys ( I'm comparing them to their "sisters" who have small pale combs) but my white plyrmouth rock was supposed to be a girl. "She" is puffing up her feathers at the 2 cochins and flapping "her" wings at them. The cochins are 11 weeks old and...
petition : https://www.change.org/petitions/attalla-alabama-city-council-modify-zoning-laws-to-allow-backyard-hen-keeping
website : http://hens4attalla.wix.com/hens4attalla
Thanks in advance! Apologizes to those who I plagiarized from
When I asked the city clerk if chickens were allowed in the city she said no, and found this section of code. But I am confused because chickens *are* domesticated birds.
This is from sec 10-63
No animal of the equine, bovine or ovine type shall be kept within 150 feet of any residence, school...
Gadsden AL Chicken Ordinance
Are Chickens Allowed in this location
No according to clerk, but the code seems unclear to me
Max Chickens Allowed
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any fowl within the city except domesticated birds which are maintained in a cage within...
Signed them both. Good luck guys. I just found out my speck of a town (pop. 6,049) has a no chicken policy. I think I'm going to try to get a varience (sp?)
Attalla AL Chicken Ordinance
Are Chickens Allowed in this location
Only in areas zoned Agricultural
Max Chickens Allowed
NA
Roosters Allowed
NA
Permit Required
NA
Coop Restrictions
Must be 50 or 100 feet from property line, backyard. Must have at least 3 acres
City/Organization...