MY NEW HOME

[FarmerJamie]

Well, I can't have chickens or any other type of "farm animal" where I'm moving to because we are right in a town but I surely am going to have a garden ( a raised one OR a container garden) next year so that way I can learn how to do canning and won't be spending lots of money on fresh (even though not how fresh the veggies are at the store) veggies. Sure I could buy veggies from farm stands but those are more expensive than the stores. I also can vacuum sealer veggies for the freezer if I don't want to can them seeing how I was gifted a cheap version of a Food Saver for Christmas last year.

Are there specific ordinances prohibiting fowl?

Even some of the larger cities around here permit up to 6 female chickens, but no roosters.

 

[Country homesteader]

Are there specific ordinances prohibiting fowl?

Even some of the larger cities around here permit up to 6 female chickens, but no roosters.

Yes there is! Believe me I would love to have chickens for the eggs instead of always having to buy them from FH co-worker at $4/doz but maybe in a few years we will be in a better spot so we can get a house out on a country road outside town limits so I can get chickens

 

[tortoise]

Yes there is! Believe me I would love to have chickens for the eggs instead of always having to buy them from FH co-worker at $4/doz but maybe in a few years we will be in a better spot so we can get a house out on a country road outside town limits so I can get chickens

Don't discount the possibility of keeping chickens on someone else's property. Sometimes older folks like to keep their properties in use even when they aren't able to keep up on things themselves.

 

[Finnie]

instead of always having to buy them from FH co-worker at $4/doz

Pretty sure buying, housing and feeding chickens is going to cost a lot more than $4/dozen. Or like someone on BYC said, the first dozen costs $2,000, but the rest are all free!

 

[Mini Horses]

Find out what you need to do to change the zoning for chickens. It's not a huge deal in most towns to have a limited number of hens. Check it out, you may be surprised.

 

[Country homesteader]

Find out what you need to do to change the zoning for chickens. It's not a huge deal in most towns to have a limited number of hens. Check it out, you may be surprised.

Knowing my luck I would end up with all roosters and have to get rid of them after getting attached. I know, I know your not supposed to get attached to "farm animals" but that's just how I am- LOVE animals and get attached quickly

 

[Mini Horses]

EASY FIX !! Buy pullets ... Half grown, color destinguishing breeds, mature birds.

 

[Country homesteader]

I'll have to discuss it with FH cuz I had told him at one point (a few months ago maybe even last year) I would like to have a little homestead (chickens, maybe a beefer and milk cow plus a small garden) and his replpy was "we're too old to start farming now"

 

[murphysranch]

I'm 67 and just started farming. Lived on a golf course before. Never too old to dream.

 

[FarmerJamie]

"My pets make me breakfast"