We here at Denver Urban Homesteading are discussing with a local farmer the possibility of him slaughtering chickens for the public. He just bought equipment to process his own which we encouraged him to do. We are committed to fostering a local food chain and our market was developed for...
We came a long way here in Denver.
From my initial posting on this forum on February 22, 2009 when I announced a campaign to change the laws, we finally did it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=136428
Denver now allows up to 8 chickens and/or ducks and 2 goats per lot...
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Anyone in or around Denver can take a class on raising chicks, and hens, and everything else that is needed for urban farmers.
There will be a class on raising backyard chickens this Saturday, August 29, 2009, along with a class on raising backyard goats.
www.denverurbanhomesteading.com
another update:
Chicken Project Members,
Great news! A victory was achieved by family doctor Penny Thron-Weber of Park Hill and her husband today before the Board of Adjustment where they were brought up on charges of harboring undocumented chickens. (A chicken cannot be illegal!)
After...
We at www.denverbackyardfarms.org are running a campaign to change the chicken laws here in Denver, Colorado. Currently chickens are allowed, but the permitting process is difficult, time-consuming and expensive. (Must go through two agencies, takes about 4 months and costs $150...for a one...
Yes, here is an update. This is a letter I sent out recently to supporters on behalf of our group which is working to eliminate or simplify the arduous chicken permitting process:
Chicken Project Members,
Several of us have been working hard to get our agenda considered by City Council to...
Our Denver campaign to liberalize the cumbersome and expensive permitting laws for chickens, goats, etc. is picking up steam.
And we have completed a census of existing farm animals in Denver that I made after getting data from Animal Control via an open records request. I was surprised at the...
California Chick,
Thanks for offering input into crafting proposed laws. I will post proposals here as they are developed for your help and for the help of others.
Countrygirl,
Just before I read your post I got off the phone with Vince Ferrer. He told me about a section of the code that Zoning follows that I had not previously uncovered. So I will now amend my report posted above. Using this section of the code makes the process even more complicated...
Smoky,
Thank you for your informative post and certainly you can use the information I posted here on your website.
I googled Denver Urban Homesteading and found a Meetup group by this name and I will go to their next meeting.
Thanks again.
Wifezilla, thanks I will check out Colorado Springs' law.
Libby and Countrygirl (and anyone else), here is a summary of my findings. If you would like to call Zoning to verify independently, please do so. I sometimes get different answers when I ask questions of Zoning staff. And if this...
I had read here and elsewhere that one could own chickens in Denver for a $50 fee. I decided to research this and found out that this is only a small part of the story. In fact, the procedure for getting legal permission to own a chicken in Denver is so cumbersome, time consuming and expensive...