Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Chickens in Your Backyard at Park+Vine

Park+Vine is offering Chickens in Your Backyard, including the basics on keeping chickens in the city, what types of shelters can be used, how to endear your neighbors and more, presented by Michael Roman of Gorman Heritage Farm. The workshop is free, but registration is required. 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 at Park + Vine. Email Park+Vine or call 513.721.7275 before April 27 to register.

Posted by valereee at 8:54 AM

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6 comments:

chardlover said...

Val, I sat in on a composting class at Turner Farm last week, and it turns out that chicken manure is one of the best things to add to your compost pile! A side benefit...

April 8, 2009 at 11:57 AM
valereee said...

Jayne, a friend of mine has a couple of chicks she's going to raise in her backyard. I told Jane about it, and that the friend's 7-year-old son was thrilled. Jane said that was because he was still young enough that his parents' weirdness was exciting. So if you want to raise chickens, apparently now's the time. In a few years, it will just be embarrassing.

April 8, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Brian said...

Are there any city ordinances in Cincinnati or Covington that prevent this?

April 8, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Anonymous said...

Zoning code would apply. Last I heard, if you can demonstrate that the chicken you live with is a pet, it's okay. If it's kept in an enclosure, then it's livestock and you better take your chickens elsewhere. I know some people do have chickens in the city, but those folks either have the property to accommodate the pen, or their neighbors haven't squawked about it.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself. :)

April 8, 2009 at 8:18 PM
valereee said...

Brian, yes, each town's ordinances are different. I imagine that's one of the things the speaker will cover.

April 9, 2009 at 6:03 AM
Jason said...

I think the key to getting away with keeping chickens in your backyard is to first, only keep a couple, 3 at most. Make sure you keep them odor free (clean the coop a lot), and don't keep any roosters (obviously). More importantly, if you have a good relationship with your neighbors and let them know what your doing and perhaps even share your eggs with them, you're unlikely to have any trouble with the law.
A friend of mine keeps some in his backyard, which is within city of cincy limits and so far he's not had any issues.

April 20, 2009 at 11:26 AM

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