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[artsyrobin]

Robin, you amaze me every time you open up that big heart of yours. She's too cute!

ahhh- i a a sucker for a bird in need.LOL!

she helped me today- will sit on my shoulder while i a working-

so today i lost a sweet serama named contessa,







and this girl hopped on my shoulder and supervised everything i did

 

[DustyDave]

Can anyone give me specific information about interaction with Tulsa ordinance enforcement and keeping chickens in a coop with run?

 

[ashtree]

Can anyone give me specific information about interaction with Tulsa ordinance enforcement and keeping chickens in a coop with run?

I'm not sure what you're asking but as someone that had hens in Norman before it was legal hide) I can say that whether or not you have an issue with the City of Tulsa will probably depend more on your neighbors response to you having chickens than your setup/rule following. I lived by the municipal building in Norman and numerous city trucks drove by and would see my escaping hens roaming the front yard and I never once had an issue. I'm not saying Tulsa will be the same but I'm saying if you cheat a little (too many birds/too close to fence/not covered run etc....) I doubt the city will take it upon themselves to check unless they receive neighbor complaints. And maybe I'm way off and that's not what you're asking at all? I really don't know. Best of luck tho!

 

[lonnyandrinda]

I'm not sure what you're asking but as someone that had hens in Norman before it was legal (

) I can say that whether or not you have an issue with the City of Tulsa will probably depend more on your neighbors response to you having chickens than your setup/rule following. I lived by the municipal building in Norman and numerous city trucks drove by and would see my escaping hens roaming the front yard and I never once had an issue. I'm not saying Tulsa will be the same but I'm saying if you cheat a little (too many birds/too close to fence/not covered run etc....) I doubt the city will take it upon themselves to check unless they receive neighbor complaints. And maybe I'm way off and that's not what you're asking at all? I really don't know. Best of luck tho!

x2. The ordinances are rarely enforced unless neighbors (or a persistent neighbor) are complaining. I'm not really sure what you are asking, either. If you are asking if the chickens must be confined to the run, legally yes according to the ordinance. But if you neighbors don't care then you can probably at least do a little supervised free ranging.

 

[DustyDave]

I'm not sure what you're asking but as someone that had hens in Norman before it was legal hide) I can say that whether or not you have an issue with the City of Tulsa will probably depend more on your neighbors response to you having chickens than your setup/rule following. I lived by the municipal building in Norman and numerous city trucks drove by and would see my escaping hens roaming the front yard and I never once had an issue. I'm not saying Tulsa will be the same but I'm saying if you cheat a little (too many birds/too close to fence/not covered run etc....) I doubt the city will take it upon themselves to check unless they receive neighbor complaints. And maybe I'm way off and that's not what you're asking at all? I really don't know. Best of luck tho!

I think it's a given that neighbor complaints are the key factor. As with all calls, whether or not it's actually a nuisance is determined by the officer.
I would like to stay ahead of the game though, and this city has an odd requirement, copy and pasted I believe from commercial requirements (THANKS TYSON!); that they be kept in a building... "The outside openings of the building shall be SCREENED to prevent the spread of disease by flies..."

It doesn't mention anything about a run or yard ranging, yet seems overly restrictive on the residential coop.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

I think it's a given that neighbor complaints are the key factor. As with all calls, whether or not it's actually a nuisance is determined by the officer.
I would like to stay ahead of the game though, and this city has an odd requirement, copy and pasted I believe from commercial requirements (THANKS TYSON!); that they be kept in a building... "The outside openings of the building shall be SCREENED to prevent the spread of disease by flies..."

It doesn't mention anything about a run or yard ranging, yet seems overly restrictive on the residential coop.

That is referring to the coop- their "building," not their run, which must simply be containment enough to keep the chickens from escaping. And it's a good idea anyway, to keep wasps from coming in all the gaps and building nests in the ceiling.

 

[DustyDave]

Of course screen the coop.

I'm having a Clinton style quandary about the city employees' historical definition of "keep."
Has anyone ever had a problem with being told that they have to keep their birds inside the coop 24/7??

Someone poste here recently she was visited by Tulsa and was told they could not be free range, but I never heard the results of the rest of that conversation.

 

[SharkmanDan]

Well, since the old redwood cabinet incubator is "Iffy" at best, until I can get with TipihlowLadies, and build the new door, I decided to go back to Plan A, and turn an old well used, but well insulated Igloo cooler, into an incubator. I spent the past 2 days building it, and should have the 120 eggs, to fill it's roomy capacity, by tomorrow, then I can start incubating with a bit more reliability.
With the thunder and lightning, we've been having lately, there have been a few power outages. So, a friend gave me one of those battery backup/surge protector setups, that will keep the power on, to the incubators, should there be a power outage, of any length, or a power surge, that might otherwise damage the STC 1000 controller.
Here are some photos of the work so far. I need to make a few minor adjustments, but, I think I've done pretty well for a novice, using expert advice.
Thanks for the advice, experts!

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[ashtree]

Of course screen the coop.

I'm having a Clinton style quandary about the city employees' historical definition of "keep."
Has anyone ever had a problem with being told that they have to keep their birds inside the coop 24/7??

Someone poste here recently she was visited by Tulsa and was told they could not be free range, but I never heard the results of the rest of that conversation.

By coop do you mean run?

 

[DustyDave]

No, the coop I mean the building.
Even if some jurisdictions decided that the run is part of the coop, that wouldn't affect this city's written city ordinance which specifies "building."