Connecticut!

[CaCO3]

I have so many freaking chickens aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!....

 

[CedarAcres]

Does anyone know what "game birds" you need a permit for in CT? I know my town requires no permits as long as you have 3+ acres, but I was looking into getting some turkeys & quail, possibly some guineas. I found this license online on the DEP site which says for the possession of game birds. But I can't find a list of what CT considered a game bird.One "non official" list had ducks on it as well.

I did contact the DEP and the person I talked to didn't know! I'm waiting for them to get back to me, but I was hoping that I'd get lucky & someone else already knows this info

On another note, anyone else from Berlin or the surrounding towns?

 

[redrstr29]

lol what did you do hatch out a million lol?.......look what i got yesterday!!!

 

[CaCO3]

CONGRATS!!!! So it was a sex-link, then... Nice size + shape too! My pullet eggs tend to be missile shapes.

I didn't hatch out a million but I do have 6 chicks now, 8 potential araucanas hatching on Tues/Wed, plus just impulse ordered almost a dozen FBCM eggs. Think I will be doing some serious downsizing in late May plus probably selling some of the purebred chicks.

To me it feels like a million at the moment. Chicken bounty.

lol what did you do hatch out a million lol?.......look what i got yesterday!!!

 

[CaCO3]

Does anyone know what "game birds" you need a permit for in CT? I know my town requires no permits as long as you have 3+ acres, but I was looking into getting some turkeys & quail, possibly some guineas. I found this license online on the DEP site which says for the possession of game birds. But I can't find a list of what CT considered a game bird.One "non official" list had ducks on it as well.

I did contact the DEP and the person I talked to didn't know! I'm waiting for them to get back to me, but I was hoping that I'd get lucky & someone else already knows this info

On another note, anyone else from Berlin or the surrounding towns?

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/chap490.htm#Sec26-40.htm

Looks like under the applicable CT statute (Sec. 26-40) it means everything except domestic turkeys:

["In the family Anatidae, all ducks, geese and swans; in the family Phasianidae, all quail, partridge and the following strains of pheasant: Blackneck, Chinese, English, Formosan, melanistic mutant and Mongolian or any cross-breeding thereof and for the purpose of section 22-327 all other members of this family shall be classed as domestic fowls; in the family Tetranoidae, the ruffed grouse; in the family Melegrididae, turkeys except domestic strains;..."]. (Oh, and sorry, you'll need to get that license to raise those skunks and raccoons you surely were hoping to raise...DARN!)

Not sure the nomenclature of Guineas what family they fall under. Probably need at least some kind of permit or min. acreage because they're noisy. They have them at Flamig farm in Simsbury, so you could always call them and ask what they needed to do? BTW, I believe that the history behind the backwards "EGGS" logo involves zoning requirements (re: signage), so bet the proprietor knows his stuff about the rules.

Going straight the source as you did is always the safest way to go. Them and your zoning board.

 

[CedarAcres]

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/chap490.htm#Sec26-40.htm

Looks like under the applicable CT statute (Sec. 26-40) it means everything except domestic turkeys:

["In the family Anatidae, all ducks, geese and swans; in the family Phasianidae, all quail, partridge and the following strains of pheasant: Blackneck, Chinese, English, Formosan, melanistic mutant and Mongolian or any cross-breeding thereof and for the purpose of section 22-327 all other members of this family shall be classed as domestic fowls; in the family Tetranoidae, the ruffed grouse; in the family Melegrididae, turkeys except domestic strains;..."]. (Oh, and sorry, you'll need to get that license to raise those skunks and raccoons you surely were hoping to raise...DARN!)

Not sure the nomenclature of Guineas what family they fall under. Probably need at least some kind of permit or min. acreage because they're noisy. They have them at Flamig farm in Simsbury, so you could always call them and ask what they needed to do? BTW, I believe that the history behind the backwards "EGGS" logo involves zoning requirements (re: signage), so bet the proprietor knows his stuff about the rules.

Going straight the source as you did is always the safest way to go. Them and your zoning board.

Thanks SO much for finding that for me! I looked & looked but couldn't seem to find it. I contacted the DEP and they didn't know and said they would get back to me. I'm guessing since it was a Friday afternoon I didn't get the most knowledgeable person. The permit is only 20 something dollars, so no big deal. Our town has no restrictions as long as you have more than 3 acres, so I'm good there. I know others that have guineas, turkeys, ducks, and peafowl, but none of them heard of any other permit since our town doesn't require any, as long as you have the land. Thanks again

 

[redrstr29]

Thanks caco3...let me know what comes up in may I may be interested in expanding maybe getting a couple or few girls...... no eggs today but they are all squatting besides one today ....I played phantom rooster......and its crazy how red the one who laid its face got.....I popped them popcorn, fresh broccoli rabe from the garden, layer pellets and crumble....moist bread rolled in cornmeal lol These spoiled italian chickens

 

[CaCO3]

Ain't no shame in spoiling the chickens! My broccoli rabe always is a dud when I try growing it. It flowers before the florets get big.

 

[CaCO3]

Farm hands!

 

[CaCO3]

No problem! I want guineas so bad but that is a total big time no way Jose for my neighborhood! I shall live vicariously thru you!