Hello from Chicago

[aaronj]

Greetings fellow chicken people. I live in beautiful Chicago, Illinois and I am planning on raising three Golden Comet laying hens in my back yard. I have yet to gain approval for the backyard coop from my landlord. Any suggestions or guidance on approaching my landlord would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Aaron.

 

[Mahonri]

How big is your backyard?

Unless you plan on staying long term, many landlords would frown on a chicken coop... it would have to be something that you could demonstrate would be easy to tear down and remove.

 

[redoak]

You could make a coop on wheels, ones large enough to make it easy to move onto a trailer. You also might want to come up with a chicken mgt plan to present to your landlord. How your keeping the birds in the yard, what you are doing with the droppings, etc.

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

from TN

 

[n-da-woods]

Hello and

from NC

 

[b.hromada]

and

from S. Florida.

Like Mahonri stated, maybe make something which can be taken down quite easily. He shouldn't have a problem with that. Good luck, and enjoy your babies.

 

[debilorrah]

 

[newchickenfamily]

from California!

 

[countrygirlatheart]

from Huffman, texas

look at the small "tractor" type coops....good Luck

 

[wingnut1]

H1, aaronj! Welcome to BYC!

Try bribing with a promise of future free eggs!!! *smile*