It’s crazy. For my town, if a property is larger than 5 acres it’s no problem. If the property is between 40,000 sq. ft. and 5 acres, a Special Permit is needed from the Board of Appeals through a public hearing. If the property is under 40,000 sq. ft. it’s not allowed. I’m under 40,000. Maybe...
Thank you. I will do that. Me wanting to keep chickens is new. We’ve lived here for awhile. If we ever move, I will make sure we can keep chickens at the new place.
A neighbor has chickens with about the same amount of land as us so we thought it was cool. I never hear their chickens, but I do hear their dogs. If we ever move I will keep that in mind.
Have you checked with your town’s zoning bylaws about keeping chickens?
I was waiting to hear back from my town while figuring out what I wanted for a coop and run. I received an email today and found out I can’t keep chickens.
Has anyone kept chickens when they were told they couldn’t? Did...
Thanks everyone! I have a design figured out for the coop, now it’s time for the run. My town has regulations on coop and run placement. Tomorrow I’ll figure out the best place to setup everything. Thanks again for the warm welcome and great suggestions.