Go ahead and ask experts on the ordinance. Yes, you're looking for 60 ft^2 minimum. It's less than you probably think it is. About 6x10ft, 12x5, that sort of thing. For chickens, it's generally recommended that they have 4sq ft in a coop and 10 sq ft in a run per chicken. this is much better than any bird in a commercial setting will get, and I view it as a minimum for healthy, happy standard chickens. Bantams may want less (but they're often demanding little snots), Pheasants (while only weighing as much as some bantams) demand about 64sq ft per bird from what I've seen (everybody has a different opinion). Geese and turkeys, for instance, will want a lot more space, too, but it's because they're flat huge even more than they are demanding in temperament (though they can be really mean and dangerous when crammed in like sardines).Hi everyone, I'm still lurking around on here, slowly taking everything in. We are slowly working our way towards getting our small flock going. Dad and I are working together to design our coop and run. I wanted to check on a couple of things with our city ordinance, so this morning when I got to work I printed that off. In that ordinance it states "Provide a chicken coop and chicken run that afford a combined ten square feet per chicken." We plan on getting six hens (the max we are allowed to have). So does this mean that we would need 60 square feet for our coop/run? Sorry if this is a silly question; still new to some of this. There is also another section in the ordinance on the location of the coop/run. "Chickens, coops, and runs shall be confined to the rear of the residential structure."
Here is a screen shot of our property. We have about 1.3 acres.
Everything inside the red lines are ours. The red "dot" is roughly where I would like to build our coop (dot is not to scale).
Technically, it's not "to the rear" of the house, as this is part of our side yard. But it is clearly also not in the front yard either. I just thought I'd get some of your opinions if you think this location would be in violation of the ordinance or not. I may yet try to find someone (probably at city hall) to ask, but I can't see that this location would be an issue.
Thanks in advance for any answers or advice!
I came home from vaca to over 10 dozen! It was a nice surprise!So after fighting with my slow internet for an hour..ugh! This weeks eggs, 11 dozen, just layer hens. Love the colors I am getting now! EE/OE have great colors. Lots of orders from friends and family. This was the second round I washed up and put in fridge!
Thanks for the hatching wishes.good luck with your eggs.You didn't say one way or the other, so I hope you had fun on the vaca part of your time in Germany
Just awesome! Congrats on a beautiful getaway!Thanks for the hatching wishes. Since you asked...Germany was great. It was my first time. We spent most of the week in Munich with a day trip to the Alps and one to Dachau. My Germany vaca in 9 pictures: (Glockenspiel, lederhosen, steins, Dachau concentration camp gate, Marienplatz square, German guy in Hofbrauhaus, Raphaels Madonna and child, the Alps, Schloss Nymphenburg Palace)
Sorry to tell ya and don't know about ALL RK's but ours will only replace within 24 hours.Hey all! It's been a while since I've been on. My phone won't load the BYC app for some reason, I think I need an upgrade. Anywho, I was wondering if anyone knows how long after purchase RK will replace dead chicks? My MIL brought me some Cornish crosses the day before yesterday and I lost one this morningand another is having trouble getting around.
Hope everyone is well! I'll have to catch up some when I get my phone issue worked out.
better ask the city. Even if you go years without a word being said ( if in wrong location ) all it would take is for a neighbor to complain and they could tell ya to move everything or even get rid of. and ya don't want that.Hi everyone, I'm still lurking around on here, slowly taking everything in. We are slowly working our way towards getting our small flock going. Dad and I are working together to design our coop and run. I wanted to check on a couple of things with our city ordinance, so this morning when I got to work I printed that off. In that ordinance it states "Provide a chicken coop and chicken run that afford a combined ten square feet per chicken." We plan on getting six hens (the max we are allowed to have). So does this mean that we would need 60 square feet for our coop/run? Sorry if this is a silly question; still new to some of this. There is also another section in the ordinance on the location of the coop/run. "Chickens, coops, and runs shall be confined to the rear of the residential structure."
Here is a screen shot of our property. We have about 1.3 acres.
Everything inside the red lines are ours. The red "dot" is roughly where I would like to build our coop (dot is not to scale).
Technically, it's not "to the rear" of the house, as this is part of our side yard. But it is clearly also not in the front yard either. I just thought I'd get some of your opinions if you think this location would be in violation of the ordinance or not. I may yet try to find someone (probably at city hall) to ask, but I can't see that this location would be an issue.
Thanks in advance for any answers or advice!
Beautiful place, and love all the pic's German guy looks VERY Happy... lolThanks for the hatching wishes.
Since you asked...
Germany was great. It was my first time. We spent most of the week in Munich with a day trip to the Alps and one to Dachau. My Germany vaca in 9 pictures:
(Glockenspiel, lederhosen, steins, Dachau concentration camp gate, Marienplatz square, German guy in Hofbrauhaus, Raphaels Madonna and child, the Alps, Schloss Nymphenburg Palace)
Of course there were instances of poultry, where I took pictures especially for he BYC'ers: (guinea pillow, rooster sculpture, rooster painted sign)
