Inside Chickens

[BlueLagoonRabbitry]

Anyone know if i can keep a few chickens inside a shed without letting them outside?

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Do you have light in there and for how long would you keep them in there? Is this a temp thing or always?

 

[teach1rusl]

I think bluelagoon means always and forever. Yes, you could. I would never do it, because a huge part of chickens lives is them scratching about in the dirt. It seems awfully factory-like to me. But it can be done. What would be the point though?

 

[BlueLagoonRabbitry]

teach1rusl you hit the head on the nail, it is because i live in town and chickens are illgal

 

[tammyd57]

Yes, well. animal cruelty is also illegal, and I would think keeping an animal locked up in a cage in a dark shed would be considered cruel.
Not to mention that chickens actually NEED sunlight to assimilate some vitamins and nutrients from their feed to stay healthy.

eta: that's why factory chicken farms have to give the chickens so many vitamins, growth hormones and antibiotics.

 

[BlueLagoonRabbitry]

Ok before you go calling my idea inhumane get the facts, they will have lots of light as there is a window where their pen will be, they wont be cramped as each chicken will have 16sqft so tammy dont critisize me im just a kid asking questions

 

[tammyd57]

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I'm sorry if I sounded critical, that was not my intent.
But you ARE asking about a good way to break the law..........

 

[BlueLagoonRabbitry]

there are bunches of people here i know of that keep chickens indoors, also they will have free range time when i can in my neighbors garden

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

by the way she wants to keep seramas wich are a bird thats kept indoors in some situations

 

[kokonut]

so plant some grass in the shed and throw in a grow light or two...unless tammy will report you to the poultry police....