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Thank you all so much for your input and help! I filled out the paperwork and talked to the guy at the zoning office about the 25 foot rule. It *is* for all dwellings, but he told me to draw up a plot plan and turn it in anyway. They provided a variance for us and we can have it up against the...

We don't use anything with fragrances (sons have skin issues), but I see what you mean with the moisture and such. Ugh... so this may not happen after all. :-(

They requested a detailed plot plan, which I'm providing from their own database. It doesn't have precise measurements, so I may just wing it (pun intended) and see what they say.

I am filling out the permit paperwork and there is an ordinance stating that chickens must be 25 feet from EACH dwelling. I can easily keep the coop and run away from my neighbors' homes by that footage, but I would HAVE to put the coop up against my house (which I was hoping to do anyway in...

West Chester, actually! :-)

Chester County here! Just found out our borough's ordinance has been changed and we're hoping for a flock of six girls before summer starts!

Wonderful to know! Thanks so much! Yes, I've already seen some of the coop and chickens pictures. I practically swoon, so hopefully I'll fit in well enough. :-)

It's so exciting! We've hatched as a science project with my kids before, and it was such fun! Those chickens all live on a friend's farm now. We may hatch first this time, or we may hit up a farm store for guaranteed hens. Haven't yet decided. :-)

I'm sure I'll love it! I've already flipped through tons of posts and gotten great information.

Thank you! We are so excited!

I just signed up to BYC because we are in the up-to-our-noses research in urban backyard chickens. Our Borough recently changed its ordinances on backyard chickens, so we're hoping to have a group of 6 girls (no roosters allowed, unfortunately) either this summer or next summer. I am picking up...