How many chickens can you have?

[GingerAndHerChicks]

Hi everyone!!!


I know there’s different rules depending on where you live. I was wondering if you guys have the max amount of chickens allowed in your area, or more or less?

 

[neo71665]

As many as can fit on 90 acres but I keep 12 chooks, 20 head of cattle, 2 cats, 2 coons, 1 dog, and 3 horses.

 

[rosemarythyme]

My "max" is 1 bird per sq ft of housing, so the limit is simply however big their housing is.

 

[GingerAndHerChicks]

As many as can fit on 90 acres but I keep 12 chooks, 20 head of cattle, 2 cats, 2 coons, 1 dog, and 3 horses.

Holy smokes!!! 90 acres sounds like a dream!! I’m limited to 8 but I’m trying to see if I could have 10. Like who would really know. Otherwise, I will have to rehome 2.

 

[GingerAndHerChicks]

My "max" is 1 bird per sq ft of housing, so the limit is simply however big their housing is.

Isn’t it 1 bird per 4 square feet? That’s what I’ve been having everyone tell me.

 

[neo71665]

Holy smokes!!! 90 acres sounds like a dream!! I’m limited to 8 but I’m trying to see if I could have 10. Like who would really know. Otherwise, I will have to rehome 2.

Be nice if it was all mine but it's in a family trust and the 4 others don't care about anything but money. They can't sell it unless all us agree. My brother and I are the butts and refuse, he don't even live around here.

Papa always said buy all the land you can, they aint making any more of it.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Isn’t it 1 bird per 4 square feet? That’s what I’ve been having everyone tell me.

4 sq ft is what is usually recommended on here. Legally, that's not the norm. They allow 1 sq ft per bird here to allow for factory farming type setups, where birds get stuffed in cages.

 

[Brooks_]

4 sq ft is what is usually recommended on here. Legally, that's not the norm. They allow 1 sq ft per bird here to allow for factory farming type setups, where birds get stuffed in cages.

It's nice that they pass the same loose regulations to the people. I guess.

No factory bird farms around me though I'm sure they would get special treatment.

 

[rosemarythyme]

It's nice that they pass the same loose regulations to the people. I guess.

No factory bird farms around me though I'm sure they would get special treatment.

I think it's mostly to cover agricultural use (no longer zoned as such, but in the past this property was part of a farm). Thankfully most backyard and small farm set ups I've seen in the area are more in line with the more generous recommendations that you'd typically see on here.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I'm not sure of the rule here about maximum chickens... But the coop can only have 6 or 7 chickens MAX