Okies in the BYC The Original

[poultryand bees]

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Donna - you were certainly holding the fort down well

I was outside, talking to chickens and rabbits

 

[poultryand bees]

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From the municipal code of Midwest City, OK:

Sec. 8-41. - Applicability.

Subject to the provisions of the zoning ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession any animals or fowl, domestic or wild, large or small, except as herein provided. It is and shall be unlawful for any person to keep, own, maintain or have in his possession any animals or fowl, domesticated or wild, large or small, within the corporate limits of the city, except that domestic animals or fowl, large or small, may be kept under the conditions hereinafter set forth, provided a permit is first obtained as hereinafter provided. This article shall not apply to the keeping of dogs as set out in article IV of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2093, § 1, 1-28-86)

So, rule No. 1 is that you need to get a permit from the city of Midwest City in order to keep, maintain or have fowl in your possession.
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Sec. 8-43. - Area, enclosure, location for small animals, except dogs and cats.

(a) Ducks, geese, chickens, hamsters, chinchillas, guineas, pigeons and other similar size small animals or fowl, except dogs and cats, or any combination of twelve (12) or more such animals or fowl may not be kept on any parcel of land containing less than two thousand (2,000) square feet in area; provided twelve (12) or fewer additional small animals or fowl may be quartered for each additional one thousand (1,000) square feet of area in excess of the first two thousand (2,000) feet. Such small animals or fowl shall be confined in an enclosure provided such enclosure prevents the small animals or fowl from being quartered within forty (40) feet of the exterior limits of a church, school, business or residence other than that of the owner.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to confine any wild or domestic fowl or birds, unless provisions are made by each person for the proper feeding and the furnishing of water to such fowl or birds at intervals not longer than twelve (12) hours. No person shall impound any wild or domestic fowl or birds in a crate box or other enclosure, which crate box or other enclosure does not permit each fowl or birds impounded therein to stand in a naturally erect position and make normal postural adjustments.

(Ord. No. 2093, § 1, 1-28-86)

So, rule No. 2 is that you can't have more than 12 small animals, which includes fowl, hamsters and chincillas but excludes (in the count) dogs and cats unless you have at least 2,000 square feet of land and the fowl is confined in an enclosure that is more than 40 feet from a church, school, business or other residence. Also, you have to provide proper feed and water at intervals of no more than 12 hours.
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Sec. 8-45. - Sanitation standards generally.

(a) It shall be the duty of the holder of any permit provided for in this article where animals or fowl are kept, to maintain and operate the housing and premises in such a manner as not to create a health nuisance.

(b) Each pen or enclosure shall be sprayed with a suitable residual spray as often as necessary to control flies and other insects.

(c) It is unlawful to dump or place any manure or other wastes from such pens or enclosures in the garbage cans serviced by the sanitation department of the city.

(d) Exterior limits of animal or fowl enclosures shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any private water well.

(e) The failure of any keeper of animals or fowl to comply with the sanitation standards shall be cause for the revocation of permits.

(Ord. No. 2093, § 1, 1-28-86)

So, rule No. 3 is: don't create any health hazards, you need to spray for flies, don't dispose of chicken litter in the garbage can, and don't house your poultry within 50 feet of a private water well, or you can have your permit to keep the poultry revoked.

 

[sjarvis00]

Hey, its after 7 am where is the morning crew? Get out of bed and talk to me, get the coffee brewing, mine is going nearly a full pot into the day already... C-mon I'm bored here.

 

[artsyrobin]

morning crew checkin in!!!
2 cups o coffee down, bacon and eggs for breakfast- and gettin ready to move the banties to a more sheltered coop for the next few days- got a warning on my phone- looking at single digits next week, possibly in the negatives- good grief- i think winter is here- said we have 2 storms converging over us.....

have a good one guys!

 

[pepper48_98]

 

[bethinoklahoma]

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Oklahoma County 4-H main office checks out bator fully stocked. They
all go to schools here in the metro... Thats where Anna Bell found her's.

 

[prairiehen74369]

Good Morning Oklahoma Chicken Raisers. I've been enjoying BYC for awhile thought I"d come out of the closet to my okie friends. So I raise Silkies and Nankins out here on the prairie in NE okla.

 

[bethinoklahoma]

welcome prairiehen....
Any one going to the auction tonight. I have a buff orp rooster, my welsummer rooster,
and a frizzle rooster.. frizzle is cute as heck and the welsummer is really good looking
and seems to like to be carried around the yard.. Im going to the auction and would give
them away in the parking lot.

 

[artsyrobin]

prairiehen!!

this place is really addicting!

 

[sjarvis00]

Good morning.... I woke up to find carl sitting at the computer on BYC trying to figure out where everyone was this morning.