Av8rtx wrote:I had no issues living in a city with them. I kept up to 6 hens. The hens are quiet, roosters get noisy as they mature, then they end up in the freezer :) I never noticed the smell but the straw and related "stuff" went to my compost pile then the gardenknotquiteawake wrote:I've been wanting Chickens for ages. We used to keep about a dozen or so growing up out in the country. I remember the coup/run stinking pretty bad at times and them being pretty loud cluckers. This is why I've been hesitant to go through and build a coup/run and get some going on my backyard. From what I read in the city code for Rowlett I can have a 3-4 or something like that, no roosters though.
Anyone with them in their urban environment able to comment on the noise/smell? I would probably have just 2 or 3, the coup would be small and they would have to have a run no bigger than 1/2 the size of a std bedroom. They can't roam free in the yard because we're surrounded by dogs on all three sides with pretty crappy fences so if the dog got it in his/her mind to come through they would come through. I dont' want to have to go to the neighbors house to tell them they need to pickup the body of their dog.
X2, 4-6 hens, no roosters (or whack them as they practice crowing) and the by products (poop, straw, and egg shells are awesome for the garden. Most city's now accept chickens, the ordinance for Alvin gives me more than I think practical (8-10 depending on lot size)