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Kim Matlock says:
Oh these are so neat! We live in town right now but we are doing our best to get back out in the country. I’ll have to remember this when we get moved!
Dana says:
I’d love to hear the “I want chickens” rant!
Dana
Sylvia says:
I’m the one in my household ranting “I want chickens”! I can’t wait to have fresh eggs and I’ll enjoy just having the chickens around to watch and feed. Love the coop idea.
Micki says:
We too live in zoning that does not allow chickens but we are interested in how other people are petitioning to be able to have chickens. We live in a small town on the outskirts near the country side of the county but when our houses were built down this country road it was meant to be a housing development that just never happened but the original zoning ordinances are still in place. The funny thing is across the street the houses are zoned completely different than ours (zoned for farming/raising animals, etc.). It isn’t really fair so we are interested in how others got to be able to have chickens when the zone says differently! Thanks!
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Lyn says:
Love this! We do live in town but legally can own chickens as long as they don’t run free or create too much noise. We’ve built a small coop and put it and our 3 girls in an 8×8 dog kennel figuring that if it keeps dogs in, it should also keep out those wandering the neighborhood. So far, so good. However this confines them to one area of the yard. Would love to be able to move them around.
I am wondering where you put the hens when cleaning or moving the coop. Also need to think about heating options since it gets so cold here in NE. Currently we use a heat lamp whenever it’s below freezing which means all night and sometimes all day too. Not sure how that would work in such a tight space. Thanks for the ideas!
Kathy says:
The coop has to be moved slowly. The chickens will hide themselves in the top part so they do not need to be taken out.
I can see that chicken in the north would be more of a challenge.