O.k. Just want to pass along some info that I found out the hard way. If you have a coop in a residential area of Chesapeake and that coop is bigger than 30"x30", you MUST apply for a zoning permit!!!
There was an unfounded complaint about my chickens (long story for another time), the zoning...
O.k. Just want to pass along some info that I found out the hard way. If you have a coop in a residential area of Chesapeake and that coop is bigger than 30"x30", you MUST apply for a zoning permit!!!
There was an unfounded complaint about my chickens (long story for another time), the zoning...
Yes. We are in city limits so we only have hens (6). They free roam the backyard most of the time. We have lost one in the past 3 years to a hawk. No other animals have bothered them.
I am also in Chesapeake. I built our coop and learned a lot in the process. Build your nesting box out from the coop, but attached with a hinged door on top (makes getting the eggs easy). Also, on the front, I put a double door to make clean-up easier. Mine is about your size only taller and...