Official BYC Poll: Which Challenges Did You Face in Getting Backyard Chickens?

Which Challenges Did You Face in Getting Backyard Chickens?

  • Building/buying the coop

    Votes: 103 47.2%
  • Arranging a secure run

    Votes: 91 41.7%
  • Limiting myself to only a small number of birds and breeds

    Votes: 82 37.6%
  • Picking out the best breed for me

    Votes: 32 14.7%
  • Hatching enough females

    Votes: 20 9.2%
  • Finding the best place to buy sexed chickens

    Votes: 42 19.3%
  • Convincing my significant other

    Votes: 47 21.6%
  • No hurdles; it was easy

    Votes: 37 17.0%
  • I had to change the laws in my area

    Votes: 7 3.2%
  • I’m still not there, yet

    Votes: 5 2.3%
  • Other (elaborate in a reply below)

    Votes: 23 10.6%

  • Total voters
    218
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I'm sorry you have to deal with a nasty neighbor. Maybe they'll move soon. I was lucky with my next door neighbor. The town ordinance dictates that the coop and run have to be 10 feet from the property line. When the animal control officer came to inspect my coop before I was granted a license the neighbor cae over and told the officer that he was happy that I had my coop and run behind my garage close enough to his back porch so he and his wife could sit on their porch and see and hear my hens. I got my license and the coop is only 4 feet from the property line! My neighbors are out every morning and eat their breakfast on the porch on nice days when I go out to let my girls out into their run. they say they love to see how goofy the birds are when they get a little running room and love to hear the egg song. Of course I share extra eggs with them often.
Beautiful. Nice story.
 

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