I am new to this forum, but I have raised birds in the house for four years. They have their own room.
http://www.feathersnsong.com
I now have two dozen chick eggs in my incubator and have a 4 x 2 enclosed bird aviary that they will be going into when they hatch.
We are in the process of getting the permit and building the coop etc.
I am trying to find out from someone how to handle the vet papers. I cannot take all my chickens to the vets and pay a fortune for checkups. That is just ridiculous. If anyone has an easy solution for that to appease my health dept., I would love to hear it.
I have been in small animal husbandry for 25 years.
I have raised hamsters, rats, mice, bunnies, bearded dragons, gecko's, meal worms, super worms, crickets, birds and now chickens.
I have done this all indoors. The mice were the worst smell and even using an air cleaner wasn't enough, so I had to quit with them.
I am a farmer at heart, my grampa was a farmer, so I don't mind smells, but I don't allow smells in the house.
I did incubate button quail once and raised them indoors, but found them aggressive toward each other in small aviaries, so I placed them with folks who had large aviaries.
I am doing square foot gardens this summer and the chickens. I love all of this and what is involved. It is my total heart.
I just hate having someone that I have to appease and be under their headship.
People have dogs in their back yards that bark 24/7 and don't need a permit. Why go through so many hoops for a few chickens?
Mine will probably be the cleanest and healthiest set up possible as that is how I care for my animals anyway. Bird health is preventative. I have learned over the years how to treat and take care of about anything myself and I have saved babies that had problems etc.
I am in Columbus Ohio and if any of you are in my City, I would love to meet you.
Blessings, Terry (mom of nine, four by birth and five adopted, all grown now except one teenager)
http://www.feathersnsong.com
I now have two dozen chick eggs in my incubator and have a 4 x 2 enclosed bird aviary that they will be going into when they hatch.
We are in the process of getting the permit and building the coop etc.
I am trying to find out from someone how to handle the vet papers. I cannot take all my chickens to the vets and pay a fortune for checkups. That is just ridiculous. If anyone has an easy solution for that to appease my health dept., I would love to hear it.
I have been in small animal husbandry for 25 years.
I have raised hamsters, rats, mice, bunnies, bearded dragons, gecko's, meal worms, super worms, crickets, birds and now chickens.
I have done this all indoors. The mice were the worst smell and even using an air cleaner wasn't enough, so I had to quit with them.
I am a farmer at heart, my grampa was a farmer, so I don't mind smells, but I don't allow smells in the house.
I did incubate button quail once and raised them indoors, but found them aggressive toward each other in small aviaries, so I placed them with folks who had large aviaries.
I am doing square foot gardens this summer and the chickens. I love all of this and what is involved. It is my total heart.
I just hate having someone that I have to appease and be under their headship.
People have dogs in their back yards that bark 24/7 and don't need a permit. Why go through so many hoops for a few chickens?
Mine will probably be the cleanest and healthiest set up possible as that is how I care for my animals anyway. Bird health is preventative. I have learned over the years how to treat and take care of about anything myself and I have saved babies that had problems etc.
I am in Columbus Ohio and if any of you are in my City, I would love to meet you.