- Jun 15, 2009
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Hello, I live in the twin cities of Minnesota, and i am 99% sure (i will have to check to make sure before i do anything) that they passed the law of having chickens in my city. I THINK there is a limit that you can only have 4 chickens, and that your coop needs to meet/exceed their liking.
So since i love animals (look at the username
) I try and get anything i can! But due to my allergies of all animals my mom does not let me get that many (but she said i could have chickens- but at the time she thought they were illegal to have so i wouldnt be able to have them, i googled it and it sounds like she is wrong!)
Anyways some quick other info, i enjoy doing agility with my 2 blk/silv miniature schnauzers, along with breeding them. I also LOVED horse jumping while my mom could afford paying for the lessons and a half-lease of an ex Champion jumper show horse that was retired. Since i almost died a few years ago from an asthma and pneumonia attack (due to allergies-from mainly animals- i had chinchillas, sugar gliders, snakes, dogs, cats, a horse, guinea pigs, etc) my mom does not let me keep very many animals anymore.. However it is pretty much impossible for me to be allergic to fish so right now i have a 125 gallon saltwater tank, i will be getting more tanks soon, ive had saltwater tanks for a few years now, and i work at a saltwater fish store.
So anyways i have a large old playhouse that i plan on turning into a chicken coop. It has two stories (the chickens probably wont be able to fly up there right?) cuz we will probably leave that as storage.
It has 2 small-ish windows on both sides, and a medium-large window above the human door (but way up on the top)
After reading a little bit it sounds like chickens do not need that much space at all (right now i am TOTALLY guessing that the floor dimensions are ATLEAST 10 feet deep X 6 feet wide (the first floor is probably about 6 feet high, both first and second floor would probably be atleast 12 feet high.
On the roof there are either 2 or 3 plastic square things that squirrels can not get into but add more ventilation.
Right now it is not insulated, but i will have to add that to the walls before i get my first chickens.
I plan on making around a 4 foot X however wide the house really is to house extra food, bedding, etc. that the chickens will not be able to get into.
Anyways i will stop typing.. so hopefully atleast SOME of you will read my post and help me out with suggestions (by the way i am planning on buying sussex chickens- since their temperment sounds friendly and they should be able to handle the MN winters)
So since i love animals (look at the username
Anyways some quick other info, i enjoy doing agility with my 2 blk/silv miniature schnauzers, along with breeding them. I also LOVED horse jumping while my mom could afford paying for the lessons and a half-lease of an ex Champion jumper show horse that was retired. Since i almost died a few years ago from an asthma and pneumonia attack (due to allergies-from mainly animals- i had chinchillas, sugar gliders, snakes, dogs, cats, a horse, guinea pigs, etc) my mom does not let me keep very many animals anymore.. However it is pretty much impossible for me to be allergic to fish so right now i have a 125 gallon saltwater tank, i will be getting more tanks soon, ive had saltwater tanks for a few years now, and i work at a saltwater fish store.
So anyways i have a large old playhouse that i plan on turning into a chicken coop. It has two stories (the chickens probably wont be able to fly up there right?) cuz we will probably leave that as storage.
It has 2 small-ish windows on both sides, and a medium-large window above the human door (but way up on the top)
After reading a little bit it sounds like chickens do not need that much space at all (right now i am TOTALLY guessing that the floor dimensions are ATLEAST 10 feet deep X 6 feet wide (the first floor is probably about 6 feet high, both first and second floor would probably be atleast 12 feet high.
On the roof there are either 2 or 3 plastic square things that squirrels can not get into but add more ventilation.
Right now it is not insulated, but i will have to add that to the walls before i get my first chickens.
I plan on making around a 4 foot X however wide the house really is to house extra food, bedding, etc. that the chickens will not be able to get into.
Anyways i will stop typing.. so hopefully atleast SOME of you will read my post and help me out with suggestions (by the way i am planning on buying sussex chickens- since their temperment sounds friendly and they should be able to handle the MN winters)
