Keeping chickens on another Lot

[PirateGirl]

Something else to consider (if it hasn't already been mentioned) is the availability of water. You mentioned walking to the chickens... will you be hauling water with you from home? Is there a well pump on the lot? Will you invest in a larger water tank and a water delivery service? I think it's totally doable as long as you plan appropriately.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

While electricity isn't an absolute necessity, it is nice to have and visiting after hours it would be nice to have a light.
Water is an absolute necessity.
My friend who had chickens away from her house had it as a quasi commercial enterprise. Not only was it for eggs and meat but there was also a huge garden on the property.
The cost of the infrastructure (fencing, water, electricity, buildings, runs was pretty huge.

Hardware cloth is very expensive and chicken wire won't keep chickens safe.

 

[CityslickerHomestead]

“Out of sight, out of mind”
What you’re suggesting would not work for me, but then again, I’m not you.
I would find it hard to make time to go off-site to care for chickens, and would prefer the convenience of having them next to me.
Even if you get permission, and legally the city allows it, and the neighbors are OK with it, and it’s protected from predators, what about vandals? Bored teenagers with a mean streak? Other angry neighbors that might sabotage your coop?
Just an example of how petty people can be... my mom moved out of her house with her two small dogs and bought a condo a few cities over in a more affluent area. Right after moving in, while out walking her dogs in the complex a friendly neighbor chatted with her and kept petting her dogs around the neck.
Three days later there is a note on her door from the HOA saying she will be fined for not registering her dogs in the new city and if she refuses she’ll have charges pressed against her.
Her dogs were registered in the old city, vaccinated, and well behaved, and she always picks up their poop. But Mr. “Friendly Neighbor” noticed the dog tags were a different color than what the current city issues, and immediately went to the HOA to threaten fines and imprisonment. Petty people will do petty things.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Aside from all the good suggestions here, maybe 1 or more of the neighbors would want to join in the adventure. Offering to share eggs with neighbors and maybe one willing to help split costs and watch and gather eggs on those nasty weather days. Something to think about.

This would be the ideal answer IMO, if you can get a neighbor or two of that lot to agree to it. They could help keep an eye on things and maybe do some very basic daily maintenance like filling the feeder and waterer in exchange for some free eggs and "pets" that their kids can go visit.

 

[Maton1]

Sorry I've been gone ahwile and haven't checked back. I'm considering all these suggestions both positive and negative. Thank you everybody for the ideas!

 

[Maton1]

So, it's been awhile but I still don't want to give up. I have a small small space on my own property for a small coop but it would be next to a swimming pool and there's is absolutley no shade....no trees. Plus cleaning the chicken coop next to the pool wouldn't work and anyways the wind would be blowing everything in the water.

So, we're now considering this cool little chicken coop from Omlet called an Eglu Cube. https://www.omlet.de/shop/hühnerzucht/hühnerstall_eglu_cube/

We're interested in it because it's Perdator proof, and you can add an automatic door that runs off of batteries. It's made of plastic and easy to clean and comes on wheels so you transport it. I know some would say too pricey, but when you don't have the skills or time to build you own (perdator proof), coop than I think this thing can help. My main concern would be that it's predator proof.

So this would be an option of having chickens in our situation....ie not having place on our property.

Btw, I would be checking on the chickens everyday. Our other property is only 3 minutes walk from us. And why would the neighbors care about a couple of chickens in a small transfering chicken coop? I don't think it would bother anybody.

For sure I'd rather have the chickens next to the house where I could always watch them but we just don't have the space. But we'd really like to learn how to raise chickens.