Backyard chickens under one acre in OKC

[Oklahomabassin]

We have 2 runs / houses of chickens, runs are 20x80 feet and housing is 8x8, but then we're on a bigger lot too. Our birds are mostly meat birds which lay pretty good as well. Each year we put up a mess of chicken and I also hatch chicks for the public. Last year we had a customer that took all we could hatch. I'll have to contact them and see if they're wanting this year. 50 cent price increase over last year, thank you Joe. With what's going on in the world I do believe more people are exploring the idea of producing they're own edibles. Good to see a positive change there, hopefully a good many folks employ the new permission granted. Given your lot size I would recommend a chick shaw, which you can see on utube.

Edibles--

 

[El Pablo]

I know that this is the wrong way to be thinking about this, but with the easy availability of Sam's Club and Costco $5 whole roasted chickens, I just can't make the math work. And, this wouldn't be a fun hobby for me (to make it worthwhile).

Eggs…

 

[Oklahomabassin]

The eggs are so much better than bought.
The chickens are great entertainment.

Since getting our chickens, we have no ticks, no crickets, no bugs. And I don't spray chemicals.

Yes! Fresh eggs are great! Fresh eggs from chickens that are able to chase down bugs are even better!

 

[El Pablo]

I'm STILL over the limit.

Aren’t you in Bethany though…

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I can see some city slicker putting empty egg carton in coop and then complaining the chickens never put the egg in the carton.

 

[BallisticGuy]

I know my neighbors wouldn’t have cared before this new ordinance, but if any of the Karen’s caught wind of chicken’s in our backyard they would have lost their mind. I’m excited about this, and there isn’t anything in our HOA Covenant that says otherwise.

 

[swampratt]

In the soon to be set new rules for owning OKC chickens you can't let them out of the coop.
So you will be hard pressed to eliminate bugs in the yard unless you have a chicken tractor of big size because
you must supply either 4 or 8 sq ft per bird.
I say 4 or 8 because they typoed that in the rules. Read it.

You can't butcher them outside.
Wow what a mess inside that would be.

Only 6 hens no roosters if I read that right.

 

[Timmy59]

It'd be quite humorous if a slew of folks employed this, less the then shortage of chicken feed. Then it wouldn't be so funny.

 

[Timmy59]

With this you can move it about the yard and best yet, if ya go on vacation you can have a neighbor come wheel your chickens to they're house.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...2BEF79C70E3741E70C0A2BE&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

 

[Oklahomabassin]

In the soon to be set new rules for owning OKC chickens you can't let them out of the coop.
So you will be hard pressed to eliminate bugs in the yard unless you have a chicken tractor of big size because
you must supply either 4 or 8 sq ft per bird.
I say 4 or 8 because they typoed that in the rules. Read it.

You can't butcher them outside.
Wow what a mess inside that would be.

Only 6 hens no roosters if I read that right.

I hang a deer in back yard. I clean ducks on tail gate in driveway. Fish.... ha! Chickens won't be treated special.