I just need to make sure....

[Watermelon123]

Hello, I live on the border of Youngstown Ohio and Austintown Ohio. I am NOT in the city. My mother says we are alowed to have chickens but I just don't know for sure. Any responses is helpful.

 

[Twistedfeather]

Have you looked into the laws of raising poultry in your area? But normally in the country you can have chickens but if you have neighbors you have a hunch would not like the sound of crowing I'd be careful on owning any cocks (roosters) but I'm sure raising chickens is fine.

 

[Watermelon123]

I have checked but all I could find was livstock and bees in the city. I do not have any neighbors exept a mini-plaza accross the street and the church that owns my house is a decent walk away (about 350ft from my driveway). My mom says that they won't mind if we give them eggs (the church is kinda failing). It is also a school for autistic kids but, they love my mom. Every year we give them a theripy animal as a class pet for about a month. I am also pretty sure some of the people up the street have chickens, about a year ago we found a rooster in the mini-forest in the back yard.

 

[ChickenLegs13]

Your County website or courthouse should have a zoning map that shows if you are zoned commercial, rural, agriculture, or residential and the map should have a legend that defines what each zoning area allows. Usually ag & rural are the only ones that allow farm animals but if the other zones do not expressly prohibit chickens they *might* be allowed.

 

[Watermelon123]

Okay thank you. I just checked and it is labled "business" or "Residental".