Oregon

[Jesus solano]

I live in malheur county

 

[WindyTam]

Probably depends some what county you're in but here at least (Wash Co.) you can sell eggs, if untampered, direct to consumers. Nothing egg based like quiche or cheesecake can be sold without licensing.

As far as chickens go if selling them live it's no different than any other small scale business. If you want to sell meat chickens processed then you can sell up to 1000 birds a year but they have to be only dressed and in clear packaging and properly labeled. No cutting them up into quarters or de-boning.

Thank you for the great info!

 

[WindyTam]

I live in malheur county

Welcome!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hi I have a few questions; Can I sell eggs without a permit to people? Do I also need a permit to sell chicks and chickens?

P.S nice to meet you Grey

http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/FoodSafety/FSLicensing/Pages/Eggs.aspx

 

[Jesus solano]

Thank you! The article was helpful!

 

[Killer Tomato]

Hello and brrrrrr from Oakridge!

Winter weather advisory for the passes this weekend, with snow levels dropping to 2500 feet on Monday. Cuddle up chickies -- 31 degrees is too cold to hold grudges against the lowest on the pecking order. (I worry about that.)

 

[usetheforcejb]

Hello all
I'm in Deer Island. Right on the Columbia River. I currently have ducks, rabbits, dogs and a cat. Chickens and goats are next.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hello and brrrrrr from Oakridge!

Winter weather advisory for the passes this weekend, with snow levels dropping to 2500 feet on Monday. Cuddle up chickies -- 31 degrees is too cold to hold grudges against the lowest on the pecking order. (I worry about that.)

Winter is here, indeed.

Hello all
I'm in Deer Island. Right on the Columbia River. I currently have ducks, rabbits, dogs and a cat. Chickens and goats are next.

Hello, neighbor! I'm just down the road from you in St Helens.

 

[Killer Tomato]

Hello all
I'm in Deer Island. Right on the Columbia River. I currently have ducks, rabbits, dogs and a cat. Chickens and goats are next.

Hello! My rabbits and chickens (and dogs and cats) free range together in the yard, and since the wicked rooster has been re-homed, its been very peaceful -- except the rabbits LOVE the chicken's layer feed! It's pretty funny to have chickens and bunnies running at me full speed when I go to fill the feeders. Then they all share the food -- very kumbaya. (sp?)

I would *love* to have goats, but I'm in city limits. I'm pushing it with the number of chickens I have as it is......

 

[peckpeckpeck]

How much space (feet by feet) will they have? There are lots of ways to entertain your flock....some you buy, some you can diy....hanging a head of cabbage (think chicken tether ball that is edible), tossing in a flake of hay, bag of leaves you stored away, etc for them to scratch in, putting in and then rearranging some roosts, stumps, a pallet on blocks, etc. Honestly I think folks are surprised at the conditions chickens will choose to go out in that first year, their idea of intolerable is different than ours.

Sorry I'm just seeing this.
Still trying to figure out how to keep up with threads I want to follow. "Watch thread" doesn't always send notifications if there are new posts.

Anyhoo the run is about 3ft wide x 10ft long, 4ft tall. Henhouse is about 3x3, including nest box.

I have 3 fullsize girls - RIR, Barred Rock & EE.

The coop says it can fit up to 8 chickens but I think they must mean bantams because to me it seems small for my 3. But then I spoil them. I feel bad when they are locked up because I know they love to run around the yard with their cute "donkey kong" waddle run.

I did wrap the run with clear plastic. And threw in a bunch of straw which they tossed around & got bored of within a day.

I'm not worried so much about the cold as the rain & wind. There were a few days when it got really windy & it seemed to freak them out.
I feel bad because the actual henhouse part is pretty small.