Illinois...

[CherokeeFlats]

Hello all. I'm located in Farmer City IL, DeWitt County. About 30 mins from Bloomington and 30 mins NW of Champaign.

 

[ilroost]

welcome winddancer. i am in weldon, not to far from you

 

[CherokeeFlats]

welcome winddancer. i am in weldon, not to far from you

What kind of Chickens do you have?? We are looking to add more to our flock. Do you have any eggs you are willing to part with?

 

[NotAFarm]

Hi WindDancer and Welcome to the Illinois thread. We aren't nearly as active as some of the other state threads but we have our moments!

 

[ilroost]

Winddancer. right now i'm working with spitzhaubens(thanks to Ewesheep). also have easter eggers. Have a small flock of muscovy ducks.We also have pygmy goats

 

[CherokeeFlats]

Winddancer. right now i'm working with spitzhaubens(thanks to Ewesheep). also have easter eggers. Have a small flock of muscovy ducks.We also have pygmy goats

We are looking for Easter Eggers!!! Do you have any chicks??

 

[StevenW.]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/738085/call-ducks-for-sale-trade

I have came to the conclusion to sell my flock of Call Ducks. I might be interested in some type of trade.

 

[tcrawford]

Hi, I live in Streamwood too. Any luck with the village allowing you to keep chickens? I would like to have 2 or 3 (hens only, no roosters) but don't want to break any local ordinances. We also live across from the forest preserve so am a little worried about coyotes and raccoons getting the chickens. As long as you pen them up at night, are they safe?

 

[srpaint]

I will have EE chicks in 3 weeks.

 

[Gargoyle]

Hi, I live in Streamwood too. Any luck with the village allowing you to keep chickens? I would like to have 2 or 3 (hens only, no roosters) but don't want to break any local ordinances. We also live across from the forest preserve so am a little worried about coyotes and raccoons getting the chickens. As long as you pen them up at night, are they safe?

Definitely a lot of raccoons in the area, and I've seen coyotes in Streamwood and Bartlett. You need a very secure pen and coop. I suggest the 1/2" hardware cloth, and either poultry fence staples or a pneumatic staple gun, not a regular hand held staple gun. Cover the top, the raccoons will climb over and in. Also, predators can dig under, so you need to block that. Lots of ideas in the coop building section here.

I don't know what the ordinances are, I'm unincorporated a bit west of you.