raising chickens
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marc did anything ever come of this? my wife is hot on the idea again. there is a coop tour in a few weeks, here is some info
Tour De Coops
Sat., Jun. 27, Grateful Tomato Garden, 800 S 600 E, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Hop on this self-guided tour of backyard chicken coops around Salt Lake. Guidebooks, $5, are available for sale from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Coops will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., no dogs please.
also a workshop.
Urban Chickens
Weds., Jun. 24, Grateful Tomato Garden, 800 S 600 E, 7-8:30 p.m.
Great eggs and great fertilizer come from happy poultry. Learn the chicken care basics. We will cover local regulations, coops, breeds, and any fowl questions. Suggested donation $5. Seating is limited. In order to reserve a seat, please email Krystal Rogers at educator@wasatchgardens.org or call 801-359-2658 x12.
from this page http://www.wasatchgardens.org/workshops.html
Tour De Coops
Sat., Jun. 27, Grateful Tomato Garden, 800 S 600 E, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Hop on this self-guided tour of backyard chicken coops around Salt Lake. Guidebooks, $5, are available for sale from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Coops will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., no dogs please.
also a workshop.
Urban Chickens
Weds., Jun. 24, Grateful Tomato Garden, 800 S 600 E, 7-8:30 p.m.
Great eggs and great fertilizer come from happy poultry. Learn the chicken care basics. We will cover local regulations, coops, breeds, and any fowl questions. Suggested donation $5. Seating is limited. In order to reserve a seat, please email Krystal Rogers at educator@wasatchgardens.org or call 801-359-2658 x12.
from this page http://www.wasatchgardens.org/workshops.html
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My job as a young'n was to chase down the headless chickens during the butchering process... GREAT FUN!
I was also diagnosed with a particular eye disease a few years back, apparently chickens also carry some type of virus that scars the retina in humans...THANKS Mom & Dad
I was also diagnosed with a particular eye disease a few years back, apparently chickens also carry some type of virus that scars the retina in humans...THANKS Mom & Dad
As much as I love farming and 'grow your own'...
it's much easier for me to visit the local Mennonite farm (about 5 miles away) and buy fresh brown eggs for $2.50/dozen and fresh or frozen chicken in any cut I choose.
Not to mention beef and pork in any cut I need.
it's much easier for me to visit the local Mennonite farm (about 5 miles away) and buy fresh brown eggs for $2.50/dozen and fresh or frozen chicken in any cut I choose.
Not to mention beef and pork in any cut I need.
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David Despain said:
Very cool that you have the interest out there to hold these kinds of "workshops".
I don't live on a farm anymore, but sure do miss all the animals milling about.
Somewhat on topic...............http://www.outstandinginthefield.com/ <<---- These are more common out west with you Cali folks.
There is one thing I know and will state WITHOUT reservation:
Chicken don't make a good house pet.
And another thing.... zoning law may be written to limit "Poultry" if so, keep ducks or pigeons.
If it's written to limit keeping of "Fowl" it's "a better law" more accurate, because birds are generally foul, and it eliminates out the biological classification nutcutting.
Chicken don't make a good house pet.
And another thing.... zoning law may be written to limit "Poultry" if so, keep ducks or pigeons.
If it's written to limit keeping of "Fowl" it's "a better law" more accurate, because birds are generally foul, and it eliminates out the biological classification nutcutting.
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David Despain said:
For $5.00 just buy some chickens and try it. They are as easy as growing Tomatos.
David Despain said:
so the deal is, SLC city proper will allow chickens (coops) but my section of the Sugarhood (sl county) wont based on my lot size. after the bitch slapping from the man, we decided to forgo the project. but just recently there has been some progress through the millcreek township to recind the Fowl clause in our area. hopefully our lot is large enough to allow it. it goes before the council in a few weeks and we'll be there to support it.
fingers crossed.
I have no idea what size "lots" you guys are talking about....(we measure in acres out here!) but one of the best ways I've seen to keep chickens is in a moveable coop. If you build something with wheels on it, you can move them around and keep your grass better fertilized and bug-free.
I've seen these on large and small farms. I just googled and found this site, which might help with ideas. Note: the kind that I have seen actually allow the chickens to graze through the bottom these seem to be raised up about 2-3feet off the ground.
I've seen these on large and small farms. I just googled and found this site, which might help with ideas. Note: the kind that I have seen actually allow the chickens to graze through the bottom these seem to be raised up about 2-3feet off the ground.
Roverlady said:
ha! my work filter wont let me view that because it's "porn" my lot is 0.18 of an acre. i would guess marc's is similar. there are not many lots in sugarhouse bigger than that.
marc olivares said:so the deal is, SLC city proper will allow chickens (coops) but my section of the Sugarhood (sl county) wont based on my lot size. after the bitch slapping from the man, we decided to forgo the project. but just recently there has been some progress through the millcreek township to recind the Fowl clause in our area. hopefully our lot is large enough to allow it. it goes before the council in a few weeks and we'll be there to support it.
fingers crossed.
is part of sugarhouse in SLC and part of it county? when my wife checked into the laws about this it was a couple of years ago and I am not sure if she talked to the county or the city of cottonwood heights as we had just become an offical city about the same time. but they basically said "if no one complains, we wont care or do anything about it"
there is a growing movement to encourage "urban" growing, not just gardens but chickens and other local and organic foods. and I cant think of a more self-relient self-supported people than "the people of utah"
fence in your roof rack on the truck, surely you already have the chicken coop flooring installed.
Marc,
Don't be a stranger. Come over and see our new flock. We got four eggs yesterday and two new pullets. We'll be going up to about 10 layers and hold it steady there.
Don't be a stranger. Come over and see our new flock. We got four eggs yesterday and two new pullets. We'll be going up to about 10 layers and hold it steady there.
Roverlady said:0.18 acre? wow
You know chickens are messy right?
That's and awfully small lot to be growing chickens.
If this were in my town (I sit on the Planning/Zoning commission), I wouldn't vote to let that activity occurr in that building density.
I'd say you'd need about 1/8 of your lot to allow them to graze (I'm assuming a decent number of chickens to make useful amounts of eggs). Factor in your house, front yard, driveway, sidewalk, setbacks and that's not leaving you much space.
I'm sure your neighbors would love you.....
garrett said:
Oh, I wish more people understood that.
My father's wife is constantly feeding him weight saving crap made of all kinds of latin words. No real butter, zero-fat cheese (?), and all manner of other nastiness. Every time I go over there, I bring real stuff.
What she doesn't understand is that the human body was fucking DESIGNED to eat real food. A staple diet of grains, berries, friuts and veggies, supplemented with fish and other seafood, and punctuated occasionally with proper meat and plenty of eggs.
That is what we are supposed to eat. If you don't eat that, you aren't living, you are being preserved.
We weren't designed to eat a lot, but we were designed to eat the very things people refuse to eat nowadays. There need be no food science about it. Food is simple, and human nutrition requirements are likewise simple.
We evolved to eat a certain way, and that is the way we must eat. The less of it you eat, the more modern crap you have to eat to make up for it. And the more you do that, the fatter you become. It is that simple.
Determining that list of foods was not hard, and I cite no source, for no source is needed. All you have to do is look back, and see what man would have had an easy time getting his mitts on. That is what we evolved to eat. If you want to know what you need to eat to have a good diet, just park your ass in a forest with no gear. Sit there until you become hungry.
Now, find something to eat. Do this 5 times a day for a month. Note how often you are able to find plants, fish and meat.
Likewise, we didn't all sit down to three big meal a day, either. It was lots of little snacks for us, with a larger meal in the morning and evening.
What we call supper today would have been considered quite a feast in those days, and those guys did more during a day than most people today will do in a month.
I can't believe it took such a massive study to come up with the food pyramid. It is darned close to what we really should be eating, and figuring that out isn't hard at all.
Cheers,
Kennith
http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_14791716
now the rules have been relaxed slightly for urban chickens in SLC
now the rules have been relaxed slightly for urban chickens in SLC
David,
this is pretty funny, i was just looking this article this morning.
the kids and i are all ready plotting out a spot in the backyard...
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this is pretty funny, i was just looking this article this morning.
the kids and i are all ready plotting out a spot in the backyard...
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