Colorado

[Dances with Ducks]

Thanks for posting that cockadoodle! It's nice to be able to have a smidgen of input . . .
even tho it's kinda like being asked if, in order to keep chickens, would you rather have both hands chopped off or just one?

 

[coloradochick]

Completely agree Dances

 

[cockadoodle]

Agree with that too. but I definitely prefer leaving the table with 1 hand vs. none right?

Removing the zoning piece would be like leaving me with 1 hand plus a stump with a couple fingers on it, lol. The zoning piece is the biggest P.I.A of it all. I have no probs with getting a permit, just don't feel it's fair to announce to the world that I need a zoning variance to do so with neon signage that becomes public record and in some cases I believe it actually can impact your title on your house if zoning reports the variance.

It's easier to buy a sack of ganja in this city legally than it is to have fresh eggs. That is seriously jacked up... but does show how quickly some of our archaic law can flip around.

 

[Dances with Ducks]

Here's hoping you get a change for the better!
Please let us know how many hands you have left when this is resolved.

 

[cockadoodle]

Fortunately I already went through this pain last year, so I'm already permitted and fingerless

It helps to have the signage out when it's -10 degrees outside during a blizzard until this changes. It's not my fault if the sign is obscured by a layer of ice and snow

 

[coloradochick]

You're right about the pot. It seems like hmmm maybe it's not illegal anymore the way it's being thrown around on CL and how the "Medical MJ" purveyors are popping up on every corner. It's get's better and better every year. So how many chickens does this allow you to have?

 

[cockadoodle]

I don't know if Denver is proposing seperate max amounts for each species, or if they are lumping chickens / ducks for example into the same bucket, but as proposed the new law would allow 6 hens, no roosters. Goats, Ducks and "other animals" as well are mentioned, but no mention of specific quantity on those that I have found.
This would put us in line with what colorado springs already has, better if they don't count ducks against your chicken limit, but I bet they will. In Co Springs, you can have a combo of 10 ducks / chickens.

 

[coloradochick]

That'd be great. I could live with the 10 of whatever combo limit. But just 2 hens is hard after having several and ducks and geese too.

 

[Smoky73]

Quote:
I live out in the eastern plains and last week, we got colder than you, -28°F that night and about that for several more. I do not heat my coop anymore, have not for years. All my birds do fine, I just keep them inside and their doors closed. My silkies even have frost on their backs in those temps and I have not had one case of even frostbite. My theory is if you add in heat, the mixture of warm areas (from the heat lamp or whatever) and the cold air mixing causes condensation in the air, contributing to excess moisture and encouraging colds and frostbite.
My friend has lost like 20 birds already int he past two weeks from some kind of respiratory issue, I have not even had the sniffles.

 

[Wifezilla]

Anyone need some FREE ducks?

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/grd/1540054637.html