Utah!

[PacsMan]

Yup, did that yesterday.
(see it here )

I've gotten 100 views, and 2 calls. (someone wanted me to deliver to Provo... not likely)

We'll see how it goes this week.

Marty

 

[draperchick]

Hi, everyone. I'm new to BYC. What a great place to find answers & ideas! I'm in Draper, UT. I'm actually teaching a class this Saturday on Backyard Chicken Farming Basics.

I was reading a couple posts here about an area in Sandy which allows more chickens than the regular city ordinances. Can someone tell me about that? I'm making a handout for my class with all of the city's ordinances all over SL County. It's been pretty interesting (and annoying) to see what everyone's ordinances are.

Thanks!!

 

[nakactress]

Taylorsville started working on making it legal. As of right now the ordinances are so contradicting that they can't enforce anything. They do have a paragraph about family food supply listing chickens as part of it.

 

[draperchick]

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Yes, Taylorsville was one of the worst! In fact, they said that if the ordinance didn't specifically allow it, it was NOT allowed. Technically, if you owned a pet cricket, if it wasn't in the ordinance, it would not be "legal". I am glad to hear that they have it in the works to change that.

 

[PacsMan]

Hi Draper Chick,
Where/When is your class? Is it open to the public?

The "extra" chickens you can have in Sandy are actually not in Sandy.

In Sandy proper, you can only have 6 hens. But, there are a couple of county islands that are zoned A-1 (Agriculture). In those areas, the lots are much bigger (1/3 acre) and the code says for family production you can have up to 50 chickens. (And, it doesn't say anything about roosters). But, there are noise ordinances that wouldn't allow them. It also says that you can have “under 25” chickens on your property without a license.

I'm lucky enough to be one of those “inside” Sandy City, yet not “in” Sandy City.

Marty

 

[draperchick]

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Thanks, for the info, Marty! The class I'm doing is at my home and I required a reservation ahead of time. I advertised mostly to people I know through homeschooling. I'm doing one in May and one in June and both are full. Popular topic right now! I would schedule more but having baby #5 in July.

Funny, I heard about BYC from a friend who knows we keep chickens. My husband's name is Marty and she said she just always thought you were him! So, now we have at least two Martys that keep chickens in Salt Lake County.

 

[yfchoice]

Hi Draper Chick...welcome,
I'm in Sandy proper. The regs are definitely in need of revision. It's ok to have dogs that bark all nite and cats not on leash who like to roam my garden and use it as a toilet, but if you want to raise chickens to help your family (plus it's a "green" thing), they want you to jump thru hoops. I'm technically not far enough way from my house for my coop, but I'm not calling in on myself.

Marty, get rid of your RIR yet?

 

[PacsMan]

Yup, a nice lady who is just starting came and bought her. Now I'll be fine with room enough. I guess until the winter hits. Then I can't decide on an 8x8, 8x10, 8x12, or 10x12 coop. It just takes time and money...

 

[kimbobim]

Rats! I would have taken her. I'm still wanting to get a few more gals. A couple of weeks ago DH got me a Black Australorp and a Barred Rock from Christie at SunnyBrooke Farm (for our anniversary - what a romantic!). But I'm still hoping to get maybe three or four more - will have to make another trip up to Sandy, I guess.

 

[Heather J]

I guess I should check and see what the ordinances are in Fillmore, but everyone just keeps whatever animals they want and no one seems to care. They are really big on farmers/ranchers/homesteader's rights here.

I've had my 'baby' chicks in the coop for several weeks. They are about 6 weeks old now and haven't had accessory heat for over a week. Everyone is doing fine. If it threatened to drop to freezing I'd throw a light out there for the night, but they're doing great. I think it's really important to give them heat when they're tiny, but as they start to feather out letting them be around cooler areas helps their feathers grow in faster, and acclimatizes them to changing temps. All is well in their birdie world.