Chickens and councils

[Starchild]

Why won't the council let me keep chickens? I mean, you can keep pigeons and run the risk of psitticosis and pigeon shit everywhere, but I am not allowed to keep chickens in a coop! There is more risk of avian flu with pigeons than chickens!
Noise? Well the neighbours who own their homes have bloody got them (including a cockerel) and no bugger complains.
Space? Plenty of room for a 3 chicken coup in our garden!
Smell? No worse than the Dairy farm less than 50 yrds away.
So what IS their excuse?
Or do I have to wait 4 yrs and get meself into hock with a mortgage just to keep 3 chickens?

[mickster]

admin said:

Well the neighbours who own their homes have bloody got them (including a cockerel) and no bugger complains.
Space? Plenty of room for a 3 chicken coup in our garden!
Smell? No worse than the Dairy farm less than 50 yrds away.
So what IS their excuse?

I dunno. But I'd be very interested to find out.

Mick.

[Starchild]

Well I e-mailed my housing officer and I will wait a reply, but I won't hold me breath, I might turn blue!

[stormy]

do what my mate did, he was also refused chickens and he found out that in the small print it didnt say anything about keeping sheep.
so in the end they let him keep chickens.