03-12-2012, 09:37 PM
We just learned that you can keep a couple of chickens in Baltimore City. However, I would be terrified that their presence would attract rats.
Ain't that the truth.
My buddy's wife and kids kept about a dozen chickens and a rooster for years. Well, the rooster not too long. Their property backs up to a holler where a lot of rats live. They got visits from Animal Control about the noise and finally give the rooster away.
Not too long ago, rats started invading the coop, burrowing under the wire. Not only did they eat the eggs, they killed and ate the chickens, too. (I still wonder if a rooster would have fended them off.)
Finally they were down to two hens, who took to high ground in the yard whenever let out of the coup. So they were given to somebody with safe haven.
Our county requires a minimum square footage per chicken. You don't have to account for the rats.
Me, I never like them in the pre-meal state.
Ain't that the truth.
My buddy's wife and kids kept about a dozen chickens and a rooster for years. Well, the rooster not too long. Their property backs up to a holler where a lot of rats live. They got visits from Animal Control about the noise and finally give the rooster away.
Not too long ago, rats started invading the coop, burrowing under the wire. Not only did they eat the eggs, they killed and ate the chickens, too. (I still wonder if a rooster would have fended them off.)
Finally they were down to two hens, who took to high ground in the yard whenever let out of the coup. So they were given to somebody with safe haven.
Our county requires a minimum square footage per chicken. You don't have to account for the rats.
Me, I never like them in the pre-meal state.