225 sq ft town reg run

[JaegerDePato]

Oooh....excellent question....so often these words get mixed up/combined/ misused espe

A)I hope the 2 ft is a minimum, not maximum
B)the "adequate heat source", um, none

I’m going to put a solar panel on the coop for a winter light and hopefully that passes for a heat source

 

[aart]

I’m going to put a solar panel on the coop for a winter light and hopefully that passes for a heat source

OhBoy... will they 'inspect' your set up?

 

[Egghead_Jr]

A chicken generates 5 watts of heat each. So more chickens is adequate heat source.

 

[JaegerDePato]

OhBoy... will they 'inspect' your set up?

They will.

If they don’t like it , then I might say I’ll run an extension cord to a space heater in winter .

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

They will.

If they don’t like it , then I might say I’ll run an extension cord to a space heater in winter .

 

[aart]

If they don’t like it , then I might say I’ll run an extension cord to a space heater in winter .

Hopefully that will satisfy them. Do they only do one inspection at the startup or....?

 

[JaegerDePato]

Hopefully that will satisfy them. Do they only do one inspection at the startup or....?

Probably just one unless there is a complaint

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

If you are lucky, it will be a lot like the "inspection" that I had to submit to in pursuing my permit. Our city allows 3 hands with no paperwork etc but to exceed the 3 you have to apply for what's called an animal facility license which essentially means you give the city 20 bucks a year and they let you do whatever you want within reaso.
It's actually a license set up for people who want to have kennels or other type of facilities, for which they are much more by the book, but it was the closest thing they could come up with for me when i wanted more than 3 chickens without having to come up with a whole new process. I think I'm the only person in town who's actually bothered to go through the process, but I was anticipating issues with neighbors as well as being a person that has always just followed the rules because those were the rules.
On the appointed day, the animal control officer came to my home and 1st thing out of his mouth was "I really know nothing about chickens this the 1st time I've ever looked at anything to do a chicken's." So, really, anything I told him was what he went with, lol. Ultimately, barring obvious cruel or neglectful I think it was more of a formality.....

 

[JaegerDePato]

If you are lucky, it will be a lot like the "inspection" that I had to submit to in pursuing my permit. Our city allows 3 hands with no paperwork etc but to exceed the 3 you have to apply for what's called an animal facility license which essentially means you give the city 20 bucks a year and they let you do whatever you want within reaso.
It's actually a license set up for people who want to have kennels or other type of facilities, for which they are much more by the book, but it was the closest thing they could come up with for me when i wanted more than 3 chickens without having to come up with a whole new process. I think I'm the only person in town who's actually bothered to go through the process, but I was anticipating issues with neighbors as well as being a person that has always just followed the rules because those were the rules.
On the appointed day, the animal control officer came to my home and 1st thing out of his mouth was "I really know nothing about chickens this the 1st time I've ever looked at anything to do a chicken's." So, really, anything I told him was what he went with, lol. Ultimately, barring obvious cruel or neglectful I think it was more of a formality.....

Yeah, I get that they want to make sure there isn't any inhumaity going on; but it seems like a little much. I believe the rules were written by people who do not understand chickens.

Some of the rules that are interesting.

Heat Source required if temp falls under 32 degrees.

Coops must be sprayed with a disinfectant once every 3 years.

All dropping cleaned out every two weeks under roosts

Chicken runs may not exceed 225 sq ft

Also an annual fee of $15

 

[aart]

I believe the rules were written by people who do not understand chickens.

Of course they are...SMH...you have my sympathy.