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Hi! I was really excited about having three or four laying hens as egg providers and as pets, but there is an ordinance that prohibits us from having chickens, even a few. I was so disappointed! Apparently, we do not have enough acreage. We only have a 1/3 of an acre lot. :( Gina in Placerville

I really hoped my community would have allowed back yard chickens, but they don't. Apparently, we have to have more acreage in order to raise even a few chickens. I am heartbroken. I wanted to thank you all for welcoming me to the site and to everyone who has put together this great treasure...

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Thank you everyone for your feedback. I agree with Chicken Obsessed; I think I will throw away the book and read BYC instead!

Hi Everyone, I don't have any hens yet; I am still doing research and looking into it. I recently read a book about raising chickens where the author recommended replacing the entire flock of hens every two years, as hens have about two years of good egg-laying in them. I would like to...

Hi Georgia1984, I've been reading for hours now and learning a lot! Do you have a flock of chickens yet?

Thank you for the welcome! I am enjoying reading all the great information on the website and in the forums.

Now that I have learned more about predators, where do I go on the site to learn more about protecting my flock from them?

Hello, I am so glad I found the BYC website. There is a lot of good information here! My husband and I are interested in keeping a small flock of chickens. We do not own any chickens yet; we are still in the investigative stage. We want to make sure that owning chickens would be right...