Renting farmland for chickens ?

[BarnwoodCoop]

Hopefully this question belongs in this thread.

We’ve currently been evicted, legally homeless, in Emergency Accommodation. My aunt is taking our 3 dogs in, as the EA won’t allow dogs in the building.

The problem: We have 10 rescue roosters, 13 hens + 3 geese still currently on our old landlords property. i’ve been trying to find homes for the roosters + geese. They need to be moved pretty soon as the landlord is getting fed up with them still being there.

I love those hens so so much and it would genuinely break me having to rehome our oldest ones.

My question: Has anybody here rented out *small* plots of land for their chickens before? or have any land up in Devon (North..) for rent? Everything i’ve seen so far has been wayyy too big a plot of land for the amount of hens, i only think they’d need an acre or so.

I know legitimately nothing about how any of this works, i’m basically grasping at straws trying to find ways i’ll be able to keep our hens atleast.

I’ve seen people rent out land for horse grazing before, but i don’t know the general rates + wether people would allow a chicken grazing arrangement instead.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[azygous]

I hope you can find someone to accommodate your hens. The problem is that hens don't just graze as horses do. They need shelter to be safe from predators, and a landowner may not wish to have a permanent coop erected on their property.

I had a similar issue years ago when a neighbor wanted to put up a coop and goat shelter on my land which was a flat piece adjacent to theirs, which was too hilly for a structure. I told them no. Luckily, they hadn't gotten the goats and chickens, so they just abandoned the plan.

 

[BarnwoodCoop]

I hope you can find someone to accommodate your hens. The problem is that hens don't just graze as horses do. They need shelter to be safe from predators, and a landowner may not wish to have a permanent coop erected on their property.

I had a similar issue years ago when a neighbor wanted to put up a coop and goat shelter on my land which was a flat piece adjacent to theirs, which was too hilly for a structure. I told them no. Luckily, they hadn't gotten the goats and chickens, so they just abandoned the plan.

We would have coop put there i guess, but it’s an omlete make, completely portable and not stuck down to one area. no idea if that makes a difference.

 

[azygous]

I was thinking along the lines of a chicken tractor that could be easily moved. I think that an Igloo coop would work similarly to appease a landlord to rent a space to you.

As a property owner who was approached on this issue, I can tell you that the deal breaker wasn't having the animals, but having a vast complex of permanent structures on my land that weren't mine. In the US this can lead to problems. Aren't there any public allotments available to you nearby? That mechanism is already in place, and wouldn't it be preferable to renting from a private party?

 

[Mrs. K]

You have a lot of problems, and these are complicating them. Get yourself on your feet. I think you might have better luck, renting out the chickens. See if you can find someone who will take your flock for a while, 6 months or so, with the idea, that if you get yourself in the position, you can have them back.

 

[azygous]

Thinking outside the box!