In addition to reducing chicken permit lot sizes, council wants planners to look how Saanich and the City of Vancouver deal with the issue of limiting the number of chickens and chicken coops.
If you’re no longer in the store, one way to identify whether your fruit or vegetables are organic is to check the PLU sticker. While the accuracy of this system is entirely up to the grocer, in most ca…
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the new 4-H chicken coop, of course. On Dec. 12, 25 lucky chickens moved from temporary quarters to their brand-new, custom-built chicken coop and pergola-topped yard. The laying hens belong to the Sunny Rock 4-H Club, located at Ward’s Berry Farm in Sharon, and are cared for by the Sunny Rock poultry club members –children and teens from Sharon, Walpole and nearby towns.
His design includes many unique features such as a multi-level stow-away roost, two-way swinging ‘saloon’ doors between the storage area and the chicken coop, sliding entry doors, indoor and outdoor lighting, a custom pergola, and a small, framed chicken-door for the hens to move easily from the yard to the coop and back.
“There’s no reason why on a small lot you cannot have five chickens,” said Campbell, a web developer who works from home. He estimated it takes about 16 square feet per chicken to keep hens.
At this recent poultry club meeting, Thomas and Major turned over the new coop to the club members and their hens, giving them a tour along with suggestions for keeping the coop in tip-top shape. Each member signed the inside wall of the coop as a sign of their commitment to keep the coop clean. Then the poultry club kids joined their hens, crossing the road from their temporary coop to their new home.
