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[uplate]

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Hey Laura78,
Since you live in my area, I am wondering if you know if we need a permit for a chicken coop. I have gotten mixed messages from the county. One said it didn't fall in to the no permit required accessory building since it housed animals so she said we needed a permit and need to be 30 feet from any buildings and property lines. Another said the 30 ft things but didn't mention the permit. Dumb PDS operator sent me to code enforcement when I asked if I needed a permit to convert an existing shed to a coop.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
V

 

[uplate]

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I read that frizzle was recessive so you could have chickens that don't look frizzle that produce frizzle chicks. Sorry I don't remember where I read that though.
V

 

[Selena]

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You need 3. What if something happens to one or is a roo?

Here's a brief lesson in chicken math:

My flock was supposed to be just 2 birds. I got 3. Then found a bird on CL.
Total: 4

One died last month.
Total: 3

Got 2 more.
Total: 5

Was going to get 1 more (or so DBF thought) but then added 2 on top of that when our BR died.
Total: 8

Then I got a surprise order (administrative mix-up at the hatchery

for me!) of 14 yesterday. After finding homes for 12, I'm keeping 2.
Total 10

In less than a year my flock, whose intended size was 2, has quintupled to 10. Oops.

In less than a year, I went from no birds, to 4 hens.
Then got a roo, a hen, and 12 babies. (18)
Then a baby disappeared. (17)
Then my order that I cancelled arrived. (23)
Then we lost my 2 RIRs. (21)
Then I gave my S-i-L a roo and hen (19)
Then I hatched 4 cockerels (23)
Then I was given a RIR chick (24)

And that's not counting the guinea fowl or the ducks

In fact, I didn't even realize how many I had until I just did the math!

 

[Laura78]

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Hey Laura78,
Since you live in my area, I am wondering if you know if we need a permit for a chicken coop. I have gotten mixed messages from the county. One said it didn't fall in to the no permit required accessory building since it housed animals so she said we needed a permit and need to be 30 feet from any buildings and property lines. Another said the 30 ft things but didn't mention the permit. Dumb PDS operator sent me to code enforcement when I asked if I needed a permit to convert an existing shed to a coop.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
V

If it's moveable (ie: you can tear it down easily) I don't think you need a permit. If you're converting an existing building, I don't think you'll need one. The only way I can see you needing one is if it's got a foundation. Also any building under a certain size that doesn't have a foundation you don't need one for. If you are wiring it for electricty then you might need one. Our coop is 8x8. What size is your building?

Also, Snohomish county isn't as permit happy as King and Pierce counties.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

We also live in Shohomish county. Good friends of ours live just around the corner. She is a city planner for Redmond and they just built a barn. Her research found that anything with less than 400 useable sq ft does not require a permit, this is for unincorporated Snohomish County. If you live inside city limits, it may be different. Not sure about electrical/plumbing/hvac though. This just pertains to the structure. HTH!

 

[Laura78]

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What about if it's got a concrete foundation? We are in unicorporated! So 400 divided by 2 equals 20, does that mean the building could be 20 feet by 20 feet? Man I got some more work to do, my coop is only going to be 8x8.

Edited because my math sucked, lol.

 

[rodriguezgamefarm]

hey does anyone have some game hens that they dont want or for a small fee i dont have the kind of money to spend like 30.00-100.00 for a hen cuz i still have to buy feed for them.
live in auburn but i keep my chickens with my unlce in spanaway..can travel to pick them up if your no further than 1 hour away from auburn or spanaway...

 

[djackjr]

Well look at all the new people HI all!

I have not checked in for awhile. Busy with work school grandkids etc etc.

Well I think I finally have made progress my chicken run is fenced in and the wood has been bought to make the wall in the shed for the coop!. I stopped by my local feed store and they had chicks galore! They had RR and mixed and ducks and geese and turkeys and guinee hens etc etc. My wife drew the line to chickens only though haha

little does she know

 

[Laura78]

Some of you may or may not know but I've got 2 pits (Eddie and Pandora) and a boxer (Maiden). Eddie and Pandora seem to really like the chickens, Maiden wants to eat them. I've been taking Eddie out to my chicken coop/run at least once a week to socialize and learn not to chase things. So far he's been doing great. Yesterday was the hardest test so far. I didn't give him any corrections or commands, but did keep him on leash. The chickens were very curious about him and came over running around and under him. He just watched them for a while. When he went to sniff one in the face he was bitten twice by her right on the nose and he didn't do a darn thing. At one point he was laying down while the chickens were eatting scratch up from around his feet. The chickens walked on his feet (he wasn't too fond of this) and picked food off his feet that they would toss up when scratching. I'll try to get my boyfriend to take some pictures next time. Sadly I couldn't get my ducks to come near him, but when he saw them he got so happy and started to wag his tail.

 

[cariboujaguar]

good luck with the dog. I've heard so many good things about pits, labs, ect with chickens for YEARS and then boom, they kill the whole flock... the only breed of dog I will EVER trust 100% and leave alone with any of my animals are my great pyrs, with centuries of breeding behind them and culling to ensure they are guardian dogs who will not harm their charges... I hope your dogs proove to be the exception to the rule in this instance