Well, I did it!

[Gnawsey]

Hi everyone! I'm new to posting here, but I've been lurking for quite sometime.

I'm so excited. I just ordered my first chickens. I live in the city, so I'm going to have 3 illegal chickens. haha I told my husband I've always wanted to live on the wrong side of the law.

When I went to the feed store to order, the lady working there said over half the chicks they sell are illegal. Guess I'm not the only one.

I'm converting a old rabbit hutch into a coop. The coop is 2'6'' by 4', so it should be fine for 3 hens. Plus, they'll have a good size run, most of our side yard.

I ordered an easter egger, Buff Orpington, and a Mottled Houdan. That way, I figure I'll get green, brown, and white eggs.

Anyways, I just wanted to introduce myself and say "Hi" and share some of my excitement.

Stacie

 

[Vermontchicken]

i have to say thats the greatest thing ever Maam you broke the law with chickens lol unreal lol i hope you enjoy your chickens i have 12 right now but im pretty sure i can have them in the country lol take care.

Adam

 

[cheapcheap_jeepjeep]

Congrats on your chicks and the wrong side of the law.

 

[maggiePI]

I'm new, too! I have had illegal chickens for 3 years. I guess there are a bunch of outlaws. Even my hens get noisy. I just hope for the best and figure if I am one of many and no one complains, I will get by. Hoping to move out of town when my on graduates.

 

[Lunachick]

Welcome to illegal chickening. (Me too) I think we all have a little rebel in us. Hah!

 

[joanna]

Why are your chickens illegal? are the city ordinances banning them? if that's all, then I wouldn't worry too much. if they are illegal because they are roosters, you won't be able to hide them. Mine crowed at all hours of the day & night. I don't have them now, but not because of any city ordinances.

welcome to the world of chickens!

 

[SpottedCrow]

If chickens are outlawed, then only outlaws will have chickens...
I am the only one in the neighbourhood with chickens, so I'm rather a pariah...

As long as you keep the coop/hutch clean, keep the birds from escaping and running loose, like my neighbour's dog un, and noone complains, you should be all set.

 

[mudhen]

Welcome Gnawsey!

I agree with SpottedCrow

outlaws with chickens!

but remember to give your neighbors fresh eggs and no one will ever complain!

 

[Gnawsey]

Yes, city ordinances ban chickens, unless you have 1/2 acre of land, which 95% of the city doesn't. I'll be getting hens, so no roosters. Plus, we live on a corner lot, so the chickens will not share a fence with any neighbors. I figure 3 hens will be a lot more quiet then the neighbor's dog who barks at our back fence all day long.

I have a 4 year old and a 1 year old, and I thought it would be fun for them (and me

) to have the chickens. I want my kids to know where food comes from. I tease my husband that I have a 1/10 acre homestead. Rabbits, a veggie garden, fruit trees, and now our chicks. It should be a fun adventure.

Stacie

 

[nightshade]

Well good luck with your little homestead. lol only if more "town foke" as we call them around here where like you. It just breaks my heart every time I hear a kid in town answer that milk comes from the corner store.

It's suprising how many of the kids around here are like that, even though we are in a area that is 50/50 when it comes to town vias rural areas. Good luck with the new hens and I agree don't forget to bribe the neighbors with fresh eggs.