Torrential rain flooding run

[jomeena]

How awful, try to stay positive may be something totaly unrelated.

 

wishing you and the girls good luck

 

jomeena

[Saronne]

As far as I am aware, the Allotments Act refers to allotment land only. 'Any land' in this instance would therefore relate to any allotment land, not residential. So it is perfectly permissible to keep chickens on any allotment you fancy but there may well be local restrictions on keeping chickens in a garden.

 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news about this, but councils are not always accommodating at the best of times, so might not help your cause if you quote the Allotments Act and it turns out not to be applicable to residential land/gardens.

 

I really do hope you come to an agreement with them though so you can keep your chooks.

 

 

Not sure about that. Remember the 'Gateshead 2' (the elderly couple) who were to be evicted from their property for keeping two hens? Their Soliciter found a loophole using the Allotments Act - and they have kept their hens.

 

Saronne x

[annieblue]

That's great news, what a relief, even if it's only temporary at the moment. I agree though that she would probably have been much firmer with you today had there been no room for compromise.

Did she say that someone had complained or was it a chance 'peer over the hedge' type of discovery?

 

Anyway, thinking of you and your girls, good luck.

[bennett]

I hope it sorts itself out - we live in a council property and as far as i know you just have to ask for permission, not that i bothered. I have very good neighbours though and buttered them up with the prospect of eggs!

It's a shame that people have to spoil things for others.

[CluckyBucks]

What a relief!! the petition is a good idea

 

Bestest of luck and fingers crossed everything will turn out for the better

 

xx xx

[Goff]

That's great news, what a relief, even if it's only temporary at the moment. I agree though that she would probably have been much firmer with you today had there been no room for compromise.

Did she say that someone had complained or was it a chance 'peer over the hedge' type of discovery?

 

Anyway, thinking of you and your girls, good luck.

 

We have some wasteland at the back of our house and the path runs up the side of our house. She said she was inspecting that and saw them through the fence. Im not too sure about that though because she asked me how many i had and the girls are always out so its clear i have 3. They are penned up at the moment till the bigger WIR is built so they arent wreaking havoc in the garden!

 

But hopefully she will see that they are well cared for and pose no threat of disease or whatever else she's worried about.

[Cinnamon]

A bit of news

 

She said that in my tenancy agreement it says no livestock.

 

I seem to remeber that if there are less than 4 of them,they are classed as pets, not livestock, or am I imagining things?

[Egluntyne]

Well done Goff. Keep us posted.

[Plum]

Good luck Goff, it sounds like a formality.

[chickiepiggies]

yah good news

[Goff]

Myself and the OH have been busy building a WIR for the girls this weekend. Its raining now so we have called it off until it settles, but its coming along nicely!

We have started to build it on the decking as it the flattest bit of the garden at the mo lol

 

We should hopefully have it finished by next week if the rain holds off. It will be ready in time for the visit! Here's a piccy of what it looks like so far - its going to be a little bigger than this, but this is as far as we have got at the mo (hope the photo isnt too big!)

 

[CluckyBucks]

Not a bad start at all

Wish i could make a WIR

 

xx xx

[henriette]

very professional!!

[cluckingmad]

Already looks fab

[Chicken Shirl]

How clever of you both. the chooks will love it

[batcatz]

Fingers crossed for you! I reckon it will be fine.

 

Its a shame you can't use that wasteland for your chickens!

[chelsea]

That looks really good! Well done.

[chick wiggle]

Thats looking really good Goff. Dont want to put a dampner on this at all but do you suffer from foxes in your neck of the woods? Its just that it looks like chicken wire on your run and this isnt fox proof I would hate for anything to happen to your girls after all that you are going through to keep them,

[cluckingmad]

Chick wiggle has a good point, weld mesh is much stronger - foxes can't bite through it... we got ours online very cheaply (think we paid about £40 for it, and we've STILL got meters of the stuff left over!)

[chick wiggle]

We got ours delivered from Hills of Devon off that there tinternet, cheapest place I think

[cluckingmad]

Thats the one!! Ta chick wiggle, been wracking my brains to think of the name

[fantasticjudyann]

Have just ordered my chooks and eglu go . They should arrive in about ten days and we are so excited!!! We have ordered three gingernuts so I hope we'll be able to tell them apart. Thinking of getting some extra netting to give them extra space so they don't get all over the garden. Has any body else done this?

[Goff]

We haven't seen any foxes, but we know the chicken wire isnt fox proof is just what we had left over from the stuff we bought to stop our dog digging up our veggie planters!

The chicken wire is on the inside of our WIR and the plan is to get the run up in time for Council Lady's visit with the chicken as it is, then if there is time and the welded mesh arives in time we can put it on the outside - doubly reinforced!

 

We just wanted something up just to show her when she comes to see my girls.

[chick wiggle]

Sorry Goff I dont mean to be an interfering busy body just concern for your chucks I hope the visit goes smoothly

[Redwing]

The chicken wire is on the inside of our WIR and the plan is to get the run up in time for Council Lady's visit with the chicken as it is, then if there is time and the welded mesh arives in time we can put it on the outside - doubly reinforced!

 

Sounds like a plan

 

I ahve the same on the bottom of my run and on some of my hutches, its a good idea but beware the bedding sandwich