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Welcome to BYC. As you probably know, Milford is part in Kent County and part in Sussex County being divided by the Mispillion River. The key to finding out if you can have poultry on a property in either county ( outside the Milford city limits ) is to check the zoning of the property and then...

Hi again Palm, I forgot to mention in my previous reply that if you live within the city limits of an incorporated town, you'll need to check out their zoning code as it will supersede the county zoning code.

Hey Palm, welcome to BYC. You'll need to check the zoning of your property and the your county zoning code. If you own your property, the zoning should be shown on your deed or you can check with your county planning and zoning office. You might also be able to find your county zoning map...

Hi Tara, I searched Facebook for the group but wasn't able to find it. I searched for the name exactly as it appears in your post. This sounds like a great idea so please let me know if the page isn't up yet or if the group name is a bit different than in your post. Thanks.

Hey Tara, Welcome to BYC. I don't know your location, but if you're in or near Delaware you may be able to acquire some Blue Hens from the University of Delaware. The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources keeps a breeding flock on the campus farm. I have friends who have gotten...

Hey Tara, welcome to BYC. I'm in Sussex County but if you're in Dover you might want to check city zoning laws or Kent County zoning laws to determine if it's legal to have a backyard flock in your location. You can access those laws online or contact the appropriate planning and zoning office...

Hey myjeangenie, don't worry, you'll do fine. Chickens are very hardy and have been domesticated for thousands of years. For now just keep them warm, keep food and clean water available, check for crooked toes, spraddle leg and pasting up. Correct any of those problems quickly and you should...

Welcome to BYC. I'm in Lewes, DE. not too far from you. The term pullet refers to a young female chicken, typically under 1 year old. Cockerel refers to a young male chicken under 1 year old. You can sex them ( if they have the right parentage ) by examining their primary and secondary wing...

Thanks for the prompt reply. I'm interested in 12 + 2 if you have them available.

Hi, I just came across your auction and I see it ended yesterday. Is it still possible for me to buy/bid on some of your BLM hatching eggs? I don't want to subvert the auction system but I really like the egg color shown in your photos. I've purchased hatching eggs fom some other sources...

Hey Ridgerunner, I appreciate your input. I've already contacted my 2 senators and my representative in congress and have received polite responses that there isn't much they can do, which I knew before I wrote them. This issue isn't a congressional legislative issue but a USDA rule change which...

Actually I got this notice from my cousin whose flock pastures in Maryland and their coop is in Delaware, they cross back and forth over the state line all day. My personal concerns are that I keep a closed flock and have had no history of disease. I sell chicks produced from my flock at various...

I'm not sure if this is the proper topic for my post but I wanted to get this out for people to see. The USDA is considering implementing a scaled down, back door version of the National Animal ID System which will require a federal ID ( with an associated fee ) for every livestock animal, even...

Hi Anar. Great tip, I've never heard of gardenNut even though I am one. I'll check out the site as I just set 42 more eggs in the bator. Thanks a bunch.

Hey Kuntrygirl - Thanks for your kind words, I'm very happy things worked out for the best. I live in a beach resort area with a lot of seasonal homes that are empty in the winter and these have been the targets of most of the break ins. There have probably been more than 340 but the...

Hey Kuntrygirl and Happychooks, thanks for the advice about meeting in a public place. My home is protected by Smith and Wesson security but their have been a lot of burglaries in my area lately ( 340 burglaries within 4 miles in the last 30 days ) so I'm keenly aware that the criminal element...

Thanks for the great list of questions Jennifer, I'll definitely be asking those. Thanks for the feed store idea mkyl1. My local feed store doesn't sell chicks so they may let me post a flyer at their counter or in their window. I'll deifinitely inquire because I'm setting another clutch...

Hi Dragonjaze - I began keeping chickens because of the horrid conditions they face in factory farming. I am able to witness it first hand as 200 million broilers are raised each year in the county where I live. I also have an objection to the grinding up into feed/fertilizer of unwanted...

Thanks for some great tips guys and gals. My chicks are of mixed parentage. In my adult flock I have a RIR roo and an easter egger roo along with 25 RIR hens, 6 B.O. hens, 6 Barred Rock hens ,4 White Rock hens and 2 gold sex link hens. I also have 12 easter egger hens but I only set brown eggs...

I hope this is the appropriate place for this question. I just hatched out 14 babies and advertised them for sale locally on craigslist. I've had several calls and one young man wants to buy them all. This sounds great but I am a bit concerned about selling to total strangers from craigslist...