ordinances

Hello! I am new here, my name is Veneki and I am working towards getting backyard chickens and ducks! I think I want to start with ducks first though! I am just confused on the ordinances in Lacon IL. My folks in Laocn do have ducklings but I cannot find any ordnances about how many ducks you...

Hello all I am new here. Wanting to start a small flock but I don't believe my city allows if they do its only on edge of town. I live in Henry County Iowa 52641. Can any and all Iowa flocks that are inside different city's and town give me their city's rules to keep there flocks. Also any and...

Hi everyone! I'm pretty new to the forums and still a bit shy, so go easy on me. Today I'm looking for some advice: I do not currently have chickens. I want to change that in the future, but there's a couple road blocks in the way. The newest and most frustrating is the local ordinances, which...

Hello there! I live in Markham, and started raising chickens in our backyard around 8 months ago. However, it seems that one of our neighbours complained - a city official just contacted us and told us we have to "get rid" of our chicken within 30 days. The children really love the chickens, and...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has samples of letters they have written to their local board for a allowing chickens and/or for ordinance/law change to allow them? Thanks!

Hello, I live in Southgate, MI and currently the ordinance states that fowl along with other “barnyard” animals are prohibited. I Have read that one option is to argue definitions and claim chickens are considered birds not fowl. Others believe that the city’s acceptance of your chickens...

Hello everyone! I joined this site at the recommendation of a coworker who had chickens to help answer some of my questions. My husband and I don't have any hens yet, but we are looking to move to Lenoir County just south of Grifton, out of the city limits to start our flock! The questions I...

Hi, I live in Amherst Township, Ohio and am fighting the good fight to try to change the ordinance to allow backyard chickens in parcels under 2 acres. If you all would, please sign our petition at gopetition.com (search save the chickens of amherst Township). Also, if you live here, please...

I live in a neighborhood of 7 homes on 2-3 acre lots in a rural community 3-4 miles from the nearest town. The younger neighbors all desire having our own chickens for all the reasons people here understand. When the community was developed by a local landowner 20 years ago specific...

So we've managed to come up with a way to keep the chickens in their enclosure. However on of our Cuckoo Marans, that we affectionately refer to as the escape chicken manages to get out every day. I believe my son just figured out why she's been so persistent. He found her sitting on a nest...

In googling/researching city ordinances that allow chickens, I came across this site, and signed up. We are retired from farming, moved to the city to be closer to kids and grandkids. The city doesn’t allow chickens in city limits, and I want to get that changed. Today was my first step going...

Hi all- I know its a stretch but does anyone here know what the laws are in Newburyport, MA? I am hearing different things and the ordinances online are very confusing. Or any tips on how to clarify regulations in our favor?? ;) Thanks!! Shannon

Chickens may be kept within the city limits of Arlington, provided: (1) No more than seven hens, including chickens and chicks, may be kept per single-family residential lot. (2) No roosters are allowed. (3) Henhouses, coops and chicken...

Hi all I live in El Lago, TX and am working getting the ordinances that prohibit backyard chickens changed. I am utilizing some of the great information already shared on BYC, and I thank you all for the hard work you have done. One thing I cannot find is a good list of towns/cities in Texas...

hi everybody! I have never raised chickens (but my father has) and we want to get a few, but our city doesn’t allow them! We were thinking that maybe we could keep chickens at a nearby farm and collect the eggs there, but they won’t live on our property. It’s like a person who practices...

We're in the process of buying a house there. I've been searching the webs and I can't find the zoning maps and ordinance to determine if I can have chicken and what limitations may apply. If anyone has links or knows who to contact, it would be much appreciated. Regards,

Hi all, I’ve been looking into zoning laws and even NJ Fish and Wildlife website but can’t seem to find exactly whether I can keep Muscovy Ducks in my backyard. I found this ordinance that says chickens are strictly forbidden! At https://ecode360.com/9122736 But there is no mention of Ducks...

Greetings! First time poster, long time listener. My family and I are moving soon and trying to narrow down locations in Maryland (preferably within an hour or so to DC). I've found the pages on the site regarding the ordinances in Rockville and Takoma Park. Anyone have any insights or...