Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

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Last one I am not going to point out yet

Yes. I see all those.

 

[Logar]

Yes. I see all those.

Can you see the last one in the bush?

 

[TOMTE]

Can you see the last one in the bush?

I'm on the edge of my seat here

 

[SimpleJenn]

After a very long night, we're up and back to normal.

Last night I was a butt and hauled 5 birds from the chick coop to sleep in the new one. It's just so crowded in there so some of them need to sleep in their nice new coop!

 

[Ponypoor]

yes, we can only keep 10 and no roosters (I want one so bad ) but I wouldn't ever keep more than 7 or 8 here as the max coop size you can have is 30 sq ft. but I doubt we would ever have more than 6 as you can't have more than one coop and our coop is 24 sq ft

That’s quite generous to be allowed 10. Most town here that allow poultry only allow 3. This is to discourage mess with animal waste, and also to discourage sales of eggs or meat from a residential home.

In rural areas one can sell eggs from their home but not meat.

 

[Ponypoor]

Can you post video of her moving? Maybe we can help.

I am trying to not let her move

But I’ll see what I can do this evening.

 

[Ponypoor]

After a very long night, we're up and back to normal.

Last night I was a butt and hauled 5 birds from the chick coop to sleep in the new one. It's just so crowded in there so some of them need to sleep in their nice new coop!

Yep I have the shuffle about at night right now. 5 go in the Hen House, the oldest chicklets in the summer house…..

Bed time drama.

 

[rural mouse]

Nope and nope. The last chicken is a barred rock. She is in the bush but visible if you look closely.

@Ponypoor your stripes and wattles are good camouflage

 

[Logar]

That’s quite generous to be allowed 10. Most town here that allow poultry only allow 3. This is to discourage mess with animal waste, and also to discourage sales of eggs or meat from a residential home.

Yeah, definitely no complaining on my part about it, I just absolutely love Roos, especially large ones. But that wouldn’t be fair to my neighbors. There is a rule about no egg or meat sales here.

I am pretty sure there are only 2-3 other people in my neighborhood who keep chickens out of the ~720 houses. Not complaining about that either; less chickens around me means less chance of disease

 

[TOMTE]

So my township adopted a chicken ordinance last year (just found out recently). I emailed the zoning administrator for a copy of the ordinance. He sent it to me and told me that roosters (as well as guinea hens) aren't allowed anywhere within the township.

Contrary to that, the ordinance states that in the R-R zone (rural residential) where I live, roosters and guinea hens ARE allowed. Or, more specifically, they're NOT allowed in R-1, R-2, R-3, L-R, or PUD zones. Nothing about R-R.

I know I've heard roosters around here recently... But I don't know if they were grandfathered in because they were owned before the ordinance or what.

Might have to email the guy again for clarification.

I WANT A ROOSTER!