Colorado

[jgurshtein]

I can't make up my mind - feel free to weigh in....

Wood floor, or dirt floor?

(it would help if I would make up my mind on sand or DL.... or maybe it wouldn't.... I can't decide)

I would vote for dirt floor too.

 

[wsmith]

Hey Y'all. I've got a hen setting on 10 eggs right now, and knowing my luck there will be 9 roos at hatch

. I ordered a mix of crested breeds in an effort to identify roos before they crow, but I'm wondering if there are any ideas about how to get rid of them. I can't have roos in the hood, and I can't butcher them in the city, so other than attending every chicken swap in CO, are there any ideas?

Thanks!!
AC

Bring your extras down to ChickenFest. Someone may take them home!

 

[wsmith]

I can't make up my mind - feel free to weigh in....

Wood floor, or dirt floor?

(it would help if I would make up my mind on sand or DL.... or maybe it wouldn't.... I can't decide)

Personally, I am a fan of dirt floors and Deep litter. You don't have to worry about the floor rotting, easy cleanup 2 or three times each year. Compost while you DL. Warmer in the winter.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[kaylaC6500]

does anyone have a link to the zone laws for fountain.

I too live in the city of Fountain and had to get a permit. If you go into City Hall they have the pamphlet in regards to keeping chickens, you can also pick up the application. The ladies there were very nice. It took only a couple of days and it did not cost anything to get a permit. All you have to do is fill in the information, draw a map of your property and show them where you are going to put the coop and run, that is it. I did include a picture of the coop just for a little extra but they did not ask for it.
The coop and run can not be over 6ft tall and has to be 17ft? away from the property line and house. I think it was 17ft?? No problems or hassles getting the permit. I didn't have to talk to my neighbors to get their permission

. Like I said the ladies at City Hall were very nice.

 

[Mtn Margie]

Dirt floors are great in dry areas like CO. What you want to do is imagine a very wet time and if you are stuck putting your coop in a lower area where runoff will accumulate, then you are going to want to get it up off of the ground. Something to consider anyway....

I have two external pips this am........

 

[maggiemo]

I have two external pips this am........

 

[suncatcher]

Dirt floors are great in dry areas like CO. What you want to do is imagine a very wet time and if you are stuck putting your coop in a lower area where runoff will accumulate, then you are going to want to get it up off of the ground. Something to consider anyway....

I have two external pips this am........

 

[samsr]

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Dirt floors are great in dry areas like CO.  What you want to do is imagine a very wet time and if you are stuck putting your coop in a lower area where runoff will accumulate, then you are going to want to get it up off of the ground.   Something to consider anyway.... 

I have two external pips this am........

 
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there is a wet time of year in colorado?

 

[Kitty990]

I too live in the city of Fountain and had to get a permit. If you go into City Hall they have the pamphlet in regards to keeping chickens, you can also pick up the application. The ladies there were very nice. It took only a couple of days and it did not cost anything to get a permit. All you have to do is fill in the information, draw a map of your property and show them where you are going to put the coop and run, that is it. I did include a picture of the coop just for a little extra but they did not ask for it.
The coop and run can not be over 6ft tall and has to be 17ft? away from the property line and house. I think it was 17ft?? No problems or hassles getting the permit. I didn't have to talk to my neighbors to get their permission

. Like I said the ladies at City Hall were very nice.

thank you, i just got off the phone with the humane society, they said for wieldfield the limit is 10 chickens, no roos, no permitts but a coop is required. they were friends too. every thing is still a go for Hubbies aunt to get her chickens.

 

[VtotheAL]

Here in Fountain, I too had to get a permit.  Not only for chickens but for the size of my coop and the placement.  I am allowed six Hens, no Roosters.  I bought four Hens so later down the road I can get two more when I want a different breed.  My coop can not be over 6 feet tall.  It has to be so many feet from the property line and from the house.  I wanted to put the coop closer to the house so it would be easy to care for them in the colder weather but now they are in the center of the backyard.  Every step we have taken in building the coop and run we are not without the measure tape.  I figure if any neighbors complain about the chickens there is nothing they can do because I have a permit.  It is a drag I can not have more Hens because the more I learn about keeping them the more I would like to have. 

Mine is limited to 4 hens, I have 2. And the coop is limited to 120 square feet... Which could equal a 10' x 12' area, I think. Not sure how to calculate it for a coop. It can't be any taller than 7' high and must be 6' away from any property lines. I bought my coop from www.chickensaloon.com. I got 'The Saloon'. They are pretty expensive, but so easy to put together, high, high quality, and perfect size for my 2 girls. Also, Longmont doesn't allow free ranging unless all neighbors give u written consent.