My boyfriend and I are looking at owning a half dozen chickens when I move in with him, and while we have much of the coop designs, breed choices and care laid out, we have hit one major snag.
We can't seem to find any info about owning chickens in Vienna Township. The Township website is less than functional and he doesn't live in the nearest city's limits. There are corn fields all around the subdivision and his yard is a pretty decent size. There's plenty of room for a coop and run to be fixed in one place, although we want one we can move around from time to time.
So I was wondering if there are folks here who would know what the rules for owning chickens in Vienna Township are. I don't want to get everything in place to have some hens only to find out they aren't allowed, or worse yet, to get hens and get told I have to get rid of them.
I also wonder if I could use the Michigan Right To Farm Act to keep chickens, even though I may only have 3-4 laying hens, the rest being Bantams.
Any help you can give me is much appreciated!
We can't seem to find any info about owning chickens in Vienna Township. The Township website is less than functional and he doesn't live in the nearest city's limits. There are corn fields all around the subdivision and his yard is a pretty decent size. There's plenty of room for a coop and run to be fixed in one place, although we want one we can move around from time to time.
So I was wondering if there are folks here who would know what the rules for owning chickens in Vienna Township are. I don't want to get everything in place to have some hens only to find out they aren't allowed, or worse yet, to get hens and get told I have to get rid of them.
I also wonder if I could use the Michigan Right To Farm Act to keep chickens, even though I may only have 3-4 laying hens, the rest being Bantams.
Any help you can give me is much appreciated!