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> I'm pretty sure this is against zoning. Perhaps, but you might be surprised. Years ago I kept chickens and checked the zoning here (suburbs of Phoenix). No p
by dwc 10y ago
> I'm pretty sure this is against zoning.
Perhaps, but you might be surprised. Years ago I kept chickens and checked the zoning here (suburbs of Phoenix). No problem with a flock of hens. Roosters have restrictions. Many places are similar.
- cschep 10y agoIt's almost certainly about being a nuisance to your neighbors. Roosters crow super obnoxiously. Like.. wow. If you've ever tried to sleep with one nearby you know what I'm talking about. Just handle that edge case (e.g. don't keep a rooster around) and NO ONE will care if you have chickens that don't bother anyone :) Especially if you're into sharing the eggs!
- sjs7007 10y agoSo what do you do when roosters are born...kill them?
- maxerickson 10y agoJust keeping roosters away from the hens will prevent that from being a problem. The eggs won't be fertile.
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- fr0sty 10y agoCommercial chicken hatching operations separate chickens by sex and destroy the males, yes. Backyard operations rarely hatch their own chicks but rather buy them from suppliers (who deliver via USPS, surprisingly enough).
- tomjen3 10y agoYou only need one rooster to ten-fourteen chickens anyway, but they are 50% of the chicks, you do the math. Anyway most don't hatch their own chickens, because without a machine you will have trouble finding a hen that can do it - but I assume this is a western thing, as it is a fairly recent development (ie 100 years ago it would have been no trouble).
- dTal 10y agoA nitpick: roosters are hatched, not born :)
- cschep 10y agothey are quite tasty.
- wavefunction 10y ago@sjs7007 Where do you think a lot of the chicken you may eat comes from?
- epalmer 10y agoIt turns out that it is permitted unless the neighborhood has restrictions. I think she is not in that sort of neighborhood. +1 for freedom to raise chickens. Sec. 24-11. - Principal uses permitted. https://henrico.us/pdfs/countyattorney/Chpt024Zoning.pdf https://henrico.us/pdfs/countyattorney/Chpt024Zoning.pdf I was wrong and am pleasantly surprised.