I'm thinking about building one like the PVC tractor in the coop photos. I'd like to keep separate flocks if we decide to get more sooner, I don't know though...my 3 girls get along so well, no noticeable pecking order to speak of, I'm afraid a larger flock would cause "issues" we don't have...
I love the new rules! I'm half tempted to get a goat to control weeds, but I don't want to take on that sort of pet right now. Our hens (2 SLW, 1 PBR) are 3 years old now and are laying less and less every year. One of my SLWs keeps going broody, so that hits our egg counts hard... We are...
I volunteer with Spokane Humane Society and asked them (they are not animal control so take it with a grain of salt). The gal I talked to said that her understanding is that you can have up to 3 (or 4) of each type of animal, cat, dog, chicken, peacock, etc... So it really falls to whomever is...
Why would the city go backwards on an already chicken friendly ordinanace?
As I read it, we can have 1 chicken per 2,000 sq ft of property. So, for my lot of just over 10k, I can have 5 chickens. Also, there is nothing I can find against having a rooster, except maybe a few neighbors having...
I haven't yet, but if my litle BR turns out to be a roo, I'll probably keep her/him anyway. I have a friend that lives just off Monroe, she says there is a roo somewhere in that neighborhood, but it doesn't make a lot of noise and has been there for a while.
We've started discussing getting some hens in the Spring (2011) and I panicked today when I found that ordinance! We have a pretty big lot up on the North side of town, but I didn't want to have to build my coop in the middle of my yard! I'm so glad you found "more current" information as I...