Rules For Raising Chickens At Home – Don’t Break Them Or Else!
What are the rules for raising chickens at home? Before you prepare your backyard to keep chickens, you need to know what the zoning of your property is.
You need to find out whether are there any special regulations in your district that may keeping your from raising the birds. I know it is a lot of hassle, but just do it once and you can move on with it.
So what are the zoning I’m talking about?
The common zoning areas are agricultural, residential and business. The individual zoning can be broken down further.
Let’s take residential zone as an example. The zone can be broken down into sub-categories such as single-family residential or suburban farms. Pretty interesting isn’t it :)
So what does the zoning mean to us if we are planning to raise our own chickens at home?
If the zoning is listed as agricultural, we can probably raise the bantams without any problems. With this type of zoning, you’ll probably find a notice about the Right to Farm bill on your property paperwork.
With the Right to Farm bill, it basically recognizes all methods of farming can exist in that said zone. So chickens in your backyard should be no problem.
But don’t take my advice on blind fate because I am not a lawyer.
Do your own due diligent. Go to your local county office to double check the zoning ordinances of your housing area. It is better to be safe than to be sorry later.
For more information about the rules and regulation on raising chickens at home, check out Mary Nelson’s Chicken DIY Guides.
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1) Mary Nelson Chicken DIY Guide – Plans to build your own chicken coop
