How many chickens can you have?

[FastEddy22]

Where I live right now, I am limited to 12 (I have 9). It was originally 6, but a young boy in the area petitioned the town to increase the number to 12 and it worked!

 

[GardenCityChickens]

My hens get access to the garden during the day, and my garden probably couldn't take much more digging and leaf eating... So I'm holding back at 5 hens I'd love to have more land and garden!

 

[topochico225]

Where I live, you can only have 3 hens on less than an acre of land. My neighbors love chickens, so we have 3 hens... and two chicks

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I don't think there is a rule where I live. I HOPE not! I have 13 birds at the moment. I also have a rooster and I know those aren't allowed, but no one has noticed yet.

 

[piminuse]

As per the last time the ordinance was discussed in 2013 "There, an unlimited number of chickens and roosters can be kept in structures over 50 square feet that are 30 feet from a property line and 100 feet from a neighbor’s dwelling."

We have a fluctuating number of birds, but 6-8 layers is the norm plus around a dozen meaties.

I'm in the burbs outside of Portland, literally a suburban neighborhood surrounded by schools and neighboring houses, but considered "unincorporated." I'm sure my neighbors aren't fond of the roosters that crow til it's time to go to freezer camp, but after a year no one has said a thing...

 

[Abigail price]

I have 24 chickens, 4 turkeys, and 10 quails, 11 horses, 5 dogs, 2 goats and 2 cows. we are truly blessed

 

[papajoesfarm]

We are zoned agricultural, so theoretically unlimited. But we usually have no more than 24 at a time, plus however many feral chickens traipse through the property. We currently have 16 pullets plus a young feral rooster with an outstanding pair of air sacs. He sleeps in an oak tree, and starts crowing at 0400 HRS, every day.

He's cheap to feed, though!

 

[VirginiaFarmerGirl]

My parents have a limit unless I’m paying for them but I don’t know if our County does. We are planning to move soon anyway so I also don’t care But my rule is that they have enough space and are not over crowded. So as long as I’m paying as many as I have room for

 

[VirginiaFarmerGirl]

I have 24 chickens, 4 turkeys, and 10 quails, 11 horses, 5 dogs, 2 goats and 2 cows. we are truly blessed

that’s Awesome What breed of chickens, Turkeys, Quails, Horses, Dogs, Goats and cows do you have???

 

[William Mellor15]

I'm not sure what the maximum allowance is where I live, but nevertheless, I have 13 chooks and my neighbour has 41