Arkansas folks speak up.........

[JFreeman]

You would think since the state minimum is six, then the minimum should have been set to six. That's ridiculous. With the whole "grandfathered" taking place, who would be able to prove you weren't grandfathered in (aside from them being chicks, of course). When they are grown, how would the city be able to prove they weren't already there? Eventually, the law will be able to outlive any chicken (unless it's changed, crossing fingers for you guys) where no one would be able to get away with it, unless you have some nice neighbors. My parents live in a town where they aren't allowed any chickens, but they have neighbors that seem cool with them being there. They don't have any roosters crowing in the middle of the night either.

 

[MrsBachbach]

I didn't make the laws. People that Fayetteville elected made the laws for Fayetteville. Maybe you should talk to someone in Fayetteville that can make new laws.

Well, I'm sure you didn't. Hope you didn't get the impression that I thought you did

I was just pointing out some flaws I saw with it. Just conversation. Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. Like you, this doesn't affect me, yet.

 

[new2Chkns14]

I live in Booneville and we haven't been advised of any ordinances as of yet. Granted we are a relatively small town of around 3500 and I can see the city limit sign from my yard. Someone up the road has chickens though BC I hear the rooster periodically. However we have 13 chickens as of right now but plan to just keep the hens.

 

[Hooligans7]

I live in north central (Izard Co.) and I've been lurking on this thread. I had no idea that the state requires a person to have a minimum of six chickens. We have six, but it's just a coincidence, and one of them is a rooster. Up here there are hardly any ordinances for anything except illegal hunting and moonshining. We also have very few people and laughably low crime.

Here is a fact I'm sure you all know: We live in one of the most rural states in the nation. What I'm going to say next is not a criticism, it's just something that puzzles me to no end. I wonder why anyone who would like to keep chickens or any other livestock would choose to live in a city — with all the annoying, silly, and picky rules — when there's inexpensive land in the country with far fewer rules, often just outside the city limits?

I know there are extenuating circumstances with everyone and everything, but where there's a will, there's a way. My wife and I lived in cities for our entire lives, but we were getting sick and tired of ever-increasing crime, noise, rules, taxes, bad neighbors, etc., etc. etc., ad nauseum. It took a concentrated effort beyond our normal routines (you know, the daily rut and ingrained habits) in order to make plans to get out of the city, but we did it. That city was Tulsa, Oklahoma, and we were overdue for a big change in our lives.

The past five and half years have been heaven on earth — clean, quiet, very few people, lots of trees, hills, lakes, creeks, critters and, for the past couple of years, chickens! Add low taxes and few rules, and it's exactly what we dreamed about. I know it isn't everyone's dream, but it's ours. My point is this: If you want a place in the country, get one. Start making plans today. Life's too short to be unhappy.

 

[Ridgerunner]

It's not that the law requires you to have six chickens. The six chick minimum is to try to reduce people buying one or two chicks as gifts, like they do at Easter, and giving them to people that don't want them or can't take care of them. It's an animal rights thing.

 

[draye]

I live in north central (Izard Co.) and I've been lurking on this thread. I had no idea that the state requires a person to have a minimum of six chickens. We have six, but it's just a coincidence, and one of them is a rooster. Up here there are hardly any ordinances for anything except illegal hunting and moonshining. We also have very few people and laughably low crime.

Here is a fact I'm sure you all know: We live in one of the most rural states in the nation. What I'm going to say next is not a criticism, it's just something that puzzles me to no end. I wonder why anyone who would like to keep chickens or any other livestock would choose to live in a city — with all the annoying, silly, and picky rules — when there's inexpensive land in the country with far fewer rules, often just outside the city limits?

I know there are extenuating circumstances with everyone and everything, but where there's a will, there's a way. My wife and I lived in cities for our entire lives, but we were getting sick and tired of ever-increasing crime, noise, rules, taxes, bad neighbors, etc., etc. etc., ad nauseum. It took a concentrated effort beyond our normal routines (you know, the daily rut and ingrained habits) in order to make plans to get out of the city, but we did it. That city was Tulsa, Oklahoma, and we were overdue for a big change in our lives.

The past five and half years have been heaven on earth — clean, quiet, very few people, lots of trees, hills, lakes, creeks, critters and, for the past couple of years, chickens! Add low taxes and few rules, and it's exactly what we dreamed about. I know it isn't everyone's dream, but it's ours. My point is this: If you want a place in the country, get one. Start making plans today. Life's too short to be unhappy.

It is not the law to have six chickens, you have to buy six at a time from retailers (Tractor Supply, Farmer's Co-Op, Atwoods, such) at a time.

 

[Hooligans7]

Oh, I see. Thanks for the clarification, draye and Ridgerunner. Interestingly, I haven't heard of the "six-chix" rule either. The most recent time I purchased chicks (at an independent farm & ranch store), I only bought three. Perhaps it's a rule that only the big chains have agreed to enforce.

 

[collegegardener]

Just bought a Cochin rooster and a blue Andalusian 12 wk old pullet super excited to add these two to my flock!

 

[ameeks]

Do any of y'all sell eggs? I'm trying to look up the laws to make sure I'm not going to be doing anything to get in trouble, but I'm confused on how some of it is worded in the AR egg marketing act. The way I'm reading it is as long as you have less than 200 hens you can sell eggs with no permit, you just have to have name and address on the cartons and the cartons have to be blank with no grade or size. Can someone tell me if this is correct? Thanks!

 

[ducksanddoxies]

We usually just give them away but I wouldn't be against turning a profit either. Right now our best layers are broody so we have NO eggs to eat.