Michelle there is a rabbit show at the Rupert fairgrounds on 9-28-13. there is always rabbits for sale at the show. I am trying to get work switched around so I can go. My youngest got Grand Champion for her Jersey Wooly at the Cassia fair so she wants to go see how he will do at the real show.
Ok just went to turn the eggs and heard peeping the chicks had finished hatching. I found ducks pipping they were supposed to lock down tomorrow.ducks are 28 day incubation are they not? They are the eggs from our ducks the hen looks like an ancona the drakes are a tufted runner and a rouen...
I have a problem and need some help figuring it out. I separated my ameracaunas about a month ago so far I have only found 2 eggs they got out a few weeks ago we got them back in the second coop but still no eggs my dad said he thought he saw egg shells in a barrel I put in the coop for a nest...
We went to Cal stores on Saturday to look for a gift for my dads bday and while I was looking my 2 older kids took it upon themselves to buy 2 ducks. When I came home from work yesterday my son met me at the door and begged to go back because his had died so we went back and came back with 2...
Anne the council meeting is not until next Tuesday it is always the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. I have never been asked to prove my dogs were vaccinated so that shouldn't be required for the chickens either.
Anne.
The next meeting in burley will be next Tuesday at 7:00 PM at city hall the will be voting on the ordinance. Welcome to BYC I am from Burley, and one of the ones pushing for the new ordinance.
Our city council met tonight and read an chicken ordinance for review,
The ordinance they read tonight went as follows:
5 hens NO ROOSTERS
Permit required to be purchased at city hall for $10 per bird
Proof of Vaccines
10 ft set back from neighbors property line
Coop up to 32 sq ft (4x8) and...
When we went before the city council they asked how much space a chicken needed I replied roughly 4 Sq ft per bird adding that an 8x8 coop would house 12-15 birds. What is everyones take on this i have seen anywhere from 2- 6 sq ft per bird.
I found it rather coincidental that yesterday in the free Times News their urban homesteaders peice was on keeping your own layers. It was probably printing while we were at city council meeting. Great timing
Thanks Daloorashens it was a good meeting they voted to start a draft for a new ordiance, we are not out of the woods yet but it is a start. They voted 4 yeas and 2 nays
I'll have to think about that Michelle.
Also I am planning on building some Salatin inspired pasture pens and raising Freedom Rangers on pasture for sale and/or trade if anyone is interested. If anyone has ???'s let me know. I already have some interest.