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rebbetzin
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Yes, me too, the coop is a big 25ft from the house behind me.We have a 20' clearance also. I just barely made it to the side neighbor's house.
Mary
Just perfect! And that neighbor loves chickens!
Yes, me too, the coop is a big 25ft from the house behind me.We have a 20' clearance also. I just barely made it to the side neighbor's house.
Mary
Agree with your decision. I'd be shocked if it was a male..
I am so happy for you. Our town voted to be farm friendly. A real chicken farmer had nothing but trouble with the neighbors over raising meat birds for sale. This is a rich town. Everybody wants, organic, local and of course cheap food. Just not next door to them. The farmer has permission to raise 400 chickens a year and slaughter on premises. Big fight with neighbors. He did not even need the town's permission because he had followed all of the state laws carefully, is licensed by the state. He just went through the motions with the town to try to get people on board with his idea. So far he seems to be scratching out a living.With the new zoning, we can have 24 chickens! But I have room for only six. And since it it just the two of us, six hens are plenty. Last time I was able to sell enough eggs to cover my feed cost! I was without chickens for about two years now.
It was just the neighbors that gave him a hard time. He bought an old house and gutted it in a TERRIBLE neighborhood. He is selling his fresh chicken very well. He sells "warm" eggs for $8 a dozen. That being todays eggs. Rich people.It sometimes seems that folks have blinders on when it comes to their food. Meat comes from the grocery store and is packaged for sale. Meat does not come from farm where it is raised or grown for human consumption nor from slaughter houses or butcher shops.
Cat, your poor farmer will never change the community unless he starts raising his chickens as pet layers (and sells his slaughtered birds in some other town). Organic, local, and cheap mean nothing if they can see (or think they know) the process is taking place.