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Comment on Chicken Ark - Hen House - Poultry Coop - complete with Chickens by teenmod12

teenmod12 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:38 +0000

hello. so, i am new …
hello. so, i am new to chicken keeping. tomorrow i am putting the cedar shakes on my chicken ark, similar to the one you have but much larger, and i am wondering about nesting. can the chickens nest in herb pots. the ones i am thinking about using are about 16 inches across, 6 inches tall, round and shaped like a large soup bowl. they are clay with a shiny earth glaze on the out side. if i put some hay in them will the chickens live in them. thx

Comment on Chicken Ark - Hen House - Poultry Coop - complete with Chickens by thepoultrypeople

thepoultrypeople — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:38 +0000

What you tend to …
What you tend to find is that the chickens like to huddle together in groups. They will sleep almost anywhere, Id try it and see how they get on and then rearrange if it doesnt work. Good luck with them.

Comment on Chicken Ark - Hen House - Poultry Coop - complete with Chickens by AlexisMasters

AlexisMasters — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:38 +0000

I love the …
I love the innovation on this ark of the hinged bottom door, but I can’t tell from this video or the other one where your ventilation is. I finally found a builder who almost replicated your original “chookery” for me. We had trouble over on this side of the pond finding reasonably priced tongue and groove cedar, but eventually it all worked out. Thanks again for your wonderful videos. ~ Alexis from California

Comment on Chicken Ark - Hen House - Poultry Coop - complete with Chickens by yvell

yvell — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:38 +0000

How do they breath …
How do they breath when you close the upstairs apartment?

Comment on Raising Chickens In The City - Chicago Police Say NO by findingcontentment

findingcontentment — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:30 +0000

It’s all in the way …
It’s all in the way the ordinances are interpreted. Our city ordinances (not Chicago) say we can’t have chickens. But the code enforcement officer I spoke to said that he considered chickens to be birds, not livestock. Who knows how another one of the code enforcment officers would interpret it.

Comment on Raising Chickens In The City - Chicago Police Say NO by findingcontentment

findingcontentment — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:30 +0000

Sorry, that should …
Sorry, that should have read that the city ordinances say we can’t have “livestock,” not chickens. Chickens are not specifically mentioned.

Comment on Raising Chickens In The City - Chicago Police Say NO by TreyNitrotoluene

TreyNitrotoluene — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:30 +0000

If you’re not …
If you’re not sarcastic and antagonistic then you can easily explain that they are pets. geeze.

Comment on Raising Chickens In The City - Chicago Police Say NO by mjtracy

mjtracy — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:30 +0000

It’s better to ask …
It’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.

Comment on Raising Chickens In The City - Chicago Police Say NO by phactreerat

phactreerat — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:30 +0000

Where I live it’s …
Where I live it’s ok to have scaredy cats, but not chickens. lol

Comment on Raising Chickens In The City - Chicago Police Say NO by gg320

gg320 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:30 +0000

I am not an expert …
I am not an expert regarding poultry in Chicago but I can tell you that recording a conversation without the knowledge of the other party is a crime in the majority of states.

Other than the police call which they usually advise that the call is being recorded, therefore both parties are aware, anything else is a violation of the law.