Chickens or no chickens.

fuzzybuddy

fuzzybuddy

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One of my neighbors down the road decided to get chickens for the eggs. He built a coop with a chain link fence. When he got his chickens, the township got involved, as chickens were classified as "farm animals" and not allowed in a residential area. He had to get rid of the chickens.
I'm not sure I'd love having a rooster crow at sunrise, if I lived next door. Yet, some have dog houses with a bunch of dogs???
what do you think-chickens or no chickens?
 

I think for personal use only, some chickens should be ok, the number to be limited by the size of a person's yard.
But then, there's the worry about the care and health of the birds so Avian Flu doesn't become an issue. That would be difficult to monitor. Then, the worry of them attracting dangerous predators.

There, I've talked myself right out of it. :rolleyes:
 
fuzzybuddy said:
One of my neighbors down the road decided to get chickens for the eggs. He built a coop with a chain link fence. When he got his chickens, the township got involved, as chickens were classified as "farm animals" and not allowed in a residential area. He had to get rid of the chickens.
I'm not sure I'd love having a rooster crow at sunrise, if I lived next door. Yet, some have dog houses with a bunch of dogs???
what do you think-chickens or no chickens?
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I think part of the problem is that chickens in a residential area can smell so awful. I thought about getting some at one time but when considering the work and cost of food, etc., as well as I would need someone to care for them when I was gone I decided against it.
 
Huh. Who knew? Our chickens must be registered now.
Meridian Township: Allows up to four chickens and/or rabbits in any combination of the two animals. Chickens and rabbits must registered with the department of Community Planning & Development.
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No roosters allowed. Nearby communities and cities have looser limits, stricter limits, require permits, or prohibit it entirely.
 
I've had chickens in the past when I had a bigger yard.

You don't need a rooster, get just as much egg production without one. And a lot of people prefer unfertilised eggs.

Bit like males in general- make a lot of noise but don't actually increase production. :ROFLMAO:
 
The guy across the road from me has chickens and a rooster. They are free range - all over the place and I get sick of chasing them out of my garden. I found that I can scare the living daylights out of them by flapping a black plastic bag at them, but they never learn.
 
When a lot of roosters are in the neighborhood, they take turns crowing each morning. By morning, I mean about maybe 5 or 6 am. Which means you can't sleep late on Sat and Sundays because they will waken you. One group of roosters crows, and then another group next door responds. Then another group begins tuning up farther away until the circuit is completed. Then after dramatic silence, when you think you can finally get some shut-eye, they start the infernal sequence once again. So I can understand why there are city ordinances which prohibit having them around.
 
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No chickens for me!

I’m much too cheap and lazy to go to all of that work. 🐣🥚🍳

One serious concern is that chickens and their feed tend to attract rodents and critters like raccoons unless the owners are scrupulous about keeping things neat and clean.
 
In semi-rural Pennsylvania, I encounter a fair number of “free-range” chickens. They can be a bit unnerving as they roam right up to the road’s edge, beyond which they become road-kill…

What I want to do is someday visit one of those boneless chicken ranches, as I want to see how those poor creatures ambulate without skeletons, perhaps oozing amoeba-like across the land… 🙀

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