Can I have chickens in my backyard on a 1 acre lot?
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Question by Jimmy H: Can I have chickens in my backyard on a 1 acre lot?
I live in Currituck County, North Carolina.
We want chickens.
We dont even want to sell eggs or meat.
We just want to eat the eggs and have them for pets.
Can we??
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14 Responses to Can I have chickens in my backyard on a 1 acre lot?
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If you city does not have a law against farm animals, then yes.
iwishiweresomewheretropical
March 30, 2012 at 10:44 pm
thats a good question!
makes me wonder…..can i have a horse in my backyard???
bunchkin
March 30, 2012 at 11:27 pm
i believe so, just check and see how many… butload of chickens over here in hawaii…. all just runing around…
hapa_wahine
March 31, 2012 at 12:12 am
It depends on your local township/village/city zoning ordinances. Call the Zoning inspector and he can tell you!
Gotta Know
March 31, 2012 at 1:02 am
yes
Happy- Go
March 31, 2012 at 1:43 am
Yeah you can..
I live about a HOUR west of you. You will be WELL within your rights to own chickens on your land. Try a small species of chicken such as bantams. You can even get portable chicken coop’s so you can move your chickens around while keeping them contained to your yard!
Oh and HELLO neighbor 🙂
Chris
March 31, 2012 at 2:37 am
my mother has chickens on 1/2 acre for pets and eggs
Bodin
March 31, 2012 at 2:38 am
you can have chickens where ever you want. Just as long as you are in a rural area or farm area.That’s my opinion.
raymond m
March 31, 2012 at 2:52 am
That is soo cool of you:) chickens make great pets and are natural bug catchers. One acre is just fine are you rural or urban, cause I dont think you can have livestock if you live in an urban city, chicjens are hard to hide and are noisy to neighbors, they will complain. If you are out in the boonies, yea sure, chickens on 1 acre are just fine. You could have a large flock of them, they usually get along well with one another. Please consider adopting some unwanted and rescued chickens though, they need good “forever homes”. Check out the links below for some good info and a recue center. Go for it! Good luck!
Corie
March 31, 2012 at 2:54 am
Yeah, but they better be free range, don’t go cooping them up now, ya here.
pukebob
March 31, 2012 at 3:04 am
You can!!! just take care of them and give them plenty of space to roam
ayite…
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rawr >.<
March 31, 2012 at 3:26 am
It does not matter how much land you have, nor what your neighbors have in their yards. What matters is the zoning for the piece of property where you reside.
Chickens are considered farm animals, livestock. They normally can not be kept on land zoned residential or commercial; you need to verify with your zoning officials that your property is zoned for agriculture/livestock.
Many people make the mistake of saying, “Well, my neighbor has livestock, so I can have it, too.” Maybe the dividing line for the various townships or municipalities runs right between your houses, and he lives in a township that zoned the land one way, and you live where they zone it another. Or maybe, he was there before the area was so developed and zoning laws changed, and his livestock is grandfathered in.
Never make assumptions – always check with the proper authorities.
margecutter
March 31, 2012 at 4:14 am
I keep poultry on less ground, so go for it.
bender
March 31, 2012 at 4:15 am
iam not really that sure but ask your landlord or the real estate people mostly the law is over 5acres and more for a chicken farm
magik gaurdian
March 31, 2012 at 4:36 am