10/14 Has anyone raised chickens in an urban environment? My friend's HOA
in SF is vague enough to allow chickens in his backyard (2 units),
and we've been doing some reading and talking to people who have done
this in suburban areas, but was wondering if anyone had any specific
advice.
\_ Each city has it's own ordinance. For example, Oakland doesn't
allow cocks anywhere...but hens are fine. Also I beleive your hen
house is suppose to be 50 ft away from your house and your neighbor's\
fence...which is a bit difficult to do. Check out chicken tractors
or moveable pens. Also, chickens don't make good housepets, no
matter what people tell you.
house is suppose to be 50 ft away from your house and your
neighbor's fence...which is a bit difficult to do. Check out
chicken tractors or moveable pens. Also, chickens don't make good
housepets, no matter what people tell you.
\_ Oakland doesn't allow cocks anywhere? How do all those horny
H07 4ZN CH1X in Oakland survive the loneliness?
H07 4ZN CH1X in Oakland survive the emptiness?
\_ I heard that chicken tractors are pretty good for weed control.
Just move the chickens around and they eat the small weeds.
\_ In SF? Where the fuck do you have a place with a backyard
big enough to waste on a chicken tractor?
\_ SF? Sorry, I got off on a tangent and was back in suburbia.
\_ They are ornery little fuckers and your neighbors will hate you.
Then again fresh eggs are pretty damn amazing.
\_ Not only will your neighbors hate you, but YOU will hate you
after being henpecked for the 20th time. That said, the eggs
are out of this world. Watch out that you don't end up with
two roosters, as they can get quite violent with each other.
\_ I would recommend never getting roosters. Our neighbor
had a rooster for a little while. Stupid thing would wake
up our daughter at 3am every day. 3AM!
\_ Yeah, if you raise a rooster in an urban or suburban
area you totally deserve to be beaten.
\_ My neighbor has a rooster and I enjoy hearing it crow.
Injects some normalcy into the urban jungle. It
doesn't crow loudly enough for me to hear it unless
the windows are open. I know some neighbors are
pissed, but I also know others enjoy it, too. Depends
on how far the stick is up your ass.
\_ Yeah, seriously. What's his problem with waking his
kids up at 3AM anyway? Get that stick outta your ass!
\_ Unless people are paying to watch!
\_ I was looking at http://www.mypetchicken.com
I plan on getting hens only. I need to read more about different
varietals. I wasn't clear in my original post, but the intent is
to have 2 (maybe 3) chickens and get about a dozen eggs a week.
\_ If you've never had chickens before, they really do suck as pets.
\_ You know, if it's a shared backyard for a 2 unit HOA you really
should have the blessing of your condo-mate.
\_ Not shared backyard and the upstairs unit is rented out to
3 guys, but yes, before going forward, I need to talk to my
HOA (the other guy).
\_ Highly recommended that you do your research before getting your
chickens. Some varieties thrive in a small environment; others
will kill each other if not given plenty of space to roam around
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