Arizona Chickens

[Bobby Basham]

Good for you, Chickerdoodle13 and that last month will pass quickly...

Just my opinion, but I would rent a U-Haul and car dolly and move everything out here. Drop it off and put your dad on a plane to fly back home so he can deal with offers on the house and get prepared for his move. --BB

Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona

 

[LopezChickens]

Quick question I got a noise complaint on my chickens and have to get signatures from the neighbors was wondering what are my chances

 

[Banaynaychicken]

Quick question I got a noise complaint on my chickens and have to get signatures from the neighbors was wondering what are my chances

Depends on the specifics.

who complained, anf if it was either of your neighboors, would you be able to change their mind if you really want to keep your chickens, and if it wasn't, would you be able to explain to your neighboors the benefits, and do you have an HOA?

Also, I assume you're reffering to your chances of keeping the birds?

 

[K9Dave]

Oh my, what a beautiful setting. I would love to live back out in the country again. Y'all did good, and five acres to boot! I'm so glad you all made your destination in one piece, so sorry hearing about the accident. Call me goofy, but I send up a little prayer every now and then for the Chicken folks for health, wealth, prosperity and happiness. It's good you're back on the chicken wagon again, and the pigs should be an interesting addition to the mix. Whatever collection method you choose, could you possibly add some type of sump pump to move the water where it needs to be? Mo I hate to answer a question with a question because there are many options out there. Collecting water from Point A, collect in Point B, then distribute to Point C, according to your needs. There could be a shut-off after Point A to keep Point B from overflowing. I'm an inquisitive, nosy, extremely visual, analytical, practical hands-on type of person and need to actually see what lies before me. The wheels get to turning and it's to the drawing board. Points A, B and C may have to take some detours along the way, but that's part of the fun of using your own ingenuity and coming up with at solution. Just to sidetrack for a brief moment...FINALLY PUT A LID ON IT... 25-year Service Award and Retirement Plaque with coworker signatures... And a 25-year Retirement Certificate from the Board of Supervisors and a Personalized HEAVY solid glass paper weight. You can't see my name, but it's on there. I've worked hard over the years and BobbyB is tired right now, so no projects are getting done just yet. Just say a little prayer every now and then and I'll bounce back to my old self. --BB

Congrats! What a huge accomplishment! Now go enjoy your retirement and don't work too hard! I've been busy getting things prepared for the big move. My dad is still trying to figure out the best way to move me out there. It's about a 40 hour drive so we are going to try to do it in 4-5 days. My dad drives trucks (he's supposed to be retired) so he's used to the driving. The issue is that I need to get my dog and my car out there. He could drive his truck with a car dolly but that would mean a long drive back by himself. I'm hoping it will be affordable to rent a truck and just drop it off out in AZ. Luckily I don't have a lot of physical things to move since the place I'm renting until October is furnished. In other good news, my parents got an offer on their house! They are hoping to move out to the same area of Arizona as I am (They claim it was their idea first haha) and we are all keeping our fingers crossed. If everything goes through, they will be moving out there around August. I'm very excited about that, especially since I am rather close to my parents. It will make moving far from home so much easier. I just about have all my Arizona license info signed and ready to go. I should be able to drop that in the mail Friday. I'm very much ready to be moved out of this apartment. The room mate staying behind to finish school is not making this easy. I just have to keep reminding myself that we only have one month left. Dave, I'm glad you guys all made it safe. Seems like that was a pretty scary accident you had. Keep us updated with your progress at the new yard!

Thanks for all the kind words and wishes.

 

[nicollee]

Quote: Rules differ from city to city...
What city do you live in?
Also do you have a rooster? most Urban cities disallow roosters due to noise restrictions...
(Sadly, I just had to get rid of some roos I hatched because of this)

How many hens do you have? And hopefully no roosters....

 

[BlueBaby]

Well, I'm down to 5 good strong looking eggs in my incubator now with 6 days left until the hatch date. I'm hoping for a couple more black Australorp pullets from this hatch, as I already have enough blue Australorps now.

 

[LopezChickens]

Rules differ from city to city...
What city do you live in?
Also do you have a rooster?   most Urban cities disallow roosters due to noise restrictions...
 (Sadly, I just had to get rid of some roos I hatched because of this)

How many hens do you have?  And hopefully no roosters.... 

I have 2 but one is a silkie rooster and phx east side

 

[LopezChickens]

I have 2 but one is a silkie rooster and phx east side

and like 18 hens

 

[ejcrist]

and like 18 hens

I think Phoenix allows something like 20 hens so you should be ok there, but double-check the ordinance because I know some cities allow so many per square feet. Also you might need written permission from your neighbors who are less that so many feet (80?) from your coop. As far as roosters go I believe they're not specifically prohibited but there is a noise ordinance - you can't make noise to the point of being a nuisance. So if you have crowing roosters you'll probably take a hit.

The sad thing is that in a lot of locations, not just around here, there's usually nuisance laws/regs that don't specifically say you can't do so and so, but if any neighbor complains you can get busted. For example, in Camp Verde there are no specific rules as to how many birds you can have, but if your next door neighbor thinks your three bantam hens are a nuisance, he could report you and he'd have a legitimate complaint. Same goes for barking dogs. etc. So it makes it kinda tough if you want to move to a location that would allow you to breed chickens. I know I searched high and low for places in AZ that would be acceptable for having a modest breeding operation going on and I really couldn't find anyplace where you'd be 100% safe. Even if there's no laws or ordinances prohibiting raising roosters and hens there's always the "nuisance" rules. In contrast back in PA most land zoned Agricultural was safe to do stuff like that - agricultural activities, however; in AZ I don't believe they have a comparable Agricultural zoning. You'd think out here in the wide-open it would be more permissible than back in the congested northeast. And don't even look at Yavapai County - I think you're only allowed up to 5 hens per acre and no roosters. But yet you can have several horses. How dumb is that? I guess they want to project a certain image and atmosphere and horses fit that bill but chickens don't.

 

[BlueBaby]

If anyone is looking for a place where you can have chickens, one of my neighbors down the street has what I think is 3 acres, and will be putting her property up for sale as soon as she gets the property ready.