My town is (hopefully) passing a chicken ordinance, which is great...
They are going to propose anyone can have 6 hens, then you'd need 2 acres for anything more than that.
I'd like to request that they add a couple more break-downs of allowable numbers in between, so I am looking for other ordinances (that work!) to back this up with. Can you help?
In my own chicken-raising experience, here's what I think would work well:
Lots less than .5 acres (21,780 sq ft) = maximum 6 hens
Lots .5 to 1.0 acre (43,560 sq ft)= maximum 12 hens
Lots 1.0 to 2.0 acres = maximum 18 hens
Lots greater than 2 acres= no restrictions, roosters allowed
They are going to propose anyone can have 6 hens, then you'd need 2 acres for anything more than that.
I'd like to request that they add a couple more break-downs of allowable numbers in between, so I am looking for other ordinances (that work!) to back this up with. Can you help?
In my own chicken-raising experience, here's what I think would work well:
Lots less than .5 acres (21,780 sq ft) = maximum 6 hens
Lots .5 to 1.0 acre (43,560 sq ft)= maximum 12 hens
Lots 1.0 to 2.0 acres = maximum 18 hens
Lots greater than 2 acres= no restrictions, roosters allowed