New to chickening in central Florida!

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC I really hope you're able to get your chickens and we're so happy you've joined us

 

[RodNTN]

Hello there! And It is wonderful to have you here with us, best wishes!

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under annthom11 Welcome!

Gees, that does sound like a back to front law. I do hope that you are able to get some chickens, they are so much fun and have fascinating chickenalities

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Go to the Florida state thread, and perhaps someone there can help you locate some healthy birds. Good luck.

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[blackdust951]

helloand welcome to backyard chickens!thank you for joining us

 

[drumstick diva]

So glad your joined Backyard chickens

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you've joined us!

The best way to have friendly chickens is to hand raise them from babies. You can get lucky and get friendly birds that have been raised by others but it's hard. As for space, 3 ladies would need at least 12 sq feet of coop floor space, 3 feet of roost space, and 30 sq feet of run space. I definitely suggest going bigger though. Chicken math teems to hit us all and you end up wanting more lol

 

[orchid lady]

That does seem strange, I would have guessed it was the other way around. How much land do you have?

3/4 of an acre and only 1 neighbor. Apparently the city has a different board and they make different rules. The county is a little stricter, but they told me they have people in the county with chickens all the time. The only time they come after you is if your neighbors repeatedly complain. I might try a few chickens and see what happens.

 

[orchid lady]

Welcome to BYC! I was all set to write a long response since you want to head down almost the exact same path I took six months ago, but this news is very disappointing. I'd recommend joining the Florida thread and see what help they might offer.

I also wouldn't trust a government flunky accurately quoting the law. Insist on getting and reading the specific zoning regulation that is blocking you owning chickens. If you find that the restrictions are legitimate, then it is possible to fight it and we have a number of examples on BYC of people that have gotten their local regulations changed.

If you find that you can actually get chickens, then please ping me as your plan sounds almost exactly like what I did and I'd be happy to share my thoughts.