can you keep chickens in your garden?

[Bramble-Poultry]

tlck - check with your solicitor but the act actually states - "regardless of clauses in leases/ tenancies/ covenants/ contracts or agreements to the contrary" so that woudl rule your covenant null and void!

[tlck9]

tlck - check with your solicitor but the act actually states - "regardless of clauses in leases/ tenancies/ covenants/ contracts or agreements to the contrary" so that woudl rule your covenant null and void!

sounds good to me

I suppose your neighbours could still complain with or without a cockerill, I wonder if there is a clause somewhere about children LOL

[Bramble-Poultry]

dont worry about kids - thats what ASBO's were designed for and we all know "how effective" they are - rather than a deterant they are a badge of honour. Bring back the stocks i say!!!!!!

[mrswadders]

keeping chickes

have just searched and found this thread.
My dilemma is - we are due to be moving in approx 4 weeks - have just received copy of deeds for new house from solicitor states 'no poultry' - after reading this thread and the 1950 allotment act - my question is can i keep my girls? I have 2 ex-batts that obviously want to take with me and also i had hoped to get a couple more - help......

thanks

mrs wadders

[Suechooks]

have just searched and found this thread.
My dilemma is - we are due to be moving in approx 4 weeks - have just received copy of deeds for new house from solicitor states 'no poultry' - after reading this thread and the 1950 allotment act - my question is can i keep my girls? I have 2 ex-batts that obviously want to take with me and also i had hoped to get a couple more - help......

thanks

mrs wadders

On the forum Poultry Chat there is a thread on this which I believe says that an Act of Parliament (ie 1950 Allotment Act) over-rides any other ruling (ie deeds / covenants etc)except European Regs. Have a look there.

[frias]

sounds good to me

I suppose your neighbours could still complain with or without a cockerill, I wonder if there is a clause somewhere about children LOL

or yappy dogs.

[its hilly]

Frias, dogs are covered by the council noise nuisence stuff. They ask you to keep a record of how often (times and dates) and how long they bark. Know this cos my mates neighbour complained about her dog, but as it was only barking when people came to the door, or when her (the neighbour) kids were screaming at each other in the house or garden it came to nowt.

[Eco-Chic]

have just searched and found this thread.
My dilemma is - we are due to be moving in approx 4 weeks - have just received copy of deeds for new house from solicitor states 'no poultry' - after reading this thread and the 1950 allotment act - my question is can i keep my girls? I have 2 ex-batts that obviously want to take with me and also i had hoped to get a couple more - help......

thanks

mrs wadders

It didn't occur to me to check with the council or to check my deeds for any covenant restrictions, I just went ahead and got chickens (not cockerels).

As you've already got two, why not take them with you and assume that all is well. If, and when, someone takes issue address the situation then.

Hope your move goes well

[Bephlam]

I don't have many neighbours really, but the ones I do have love the chickens....but then again I keep them sweet by giving them half a dozen eggs each a week. Even with having boys at the moment they're all very interested in them and are willing to put up with the noise (not that there is any because I don't let anyone out until after 8, etc).

I think you should just take them with you and deal with any problems as and when they arise!

[Eco-Chic]

Bephlam,

Do the boys keep quiet until 8am too?

[harrybrew69]

I say get your chickens, we have six hens and we live in a council house with five gardens bordering ours and never a single complaint. If the council or whoever do object you could try to bribe them with eggs or invite them to a BBQ and serve your ex chooks with a spicy sauce (give em a guilt trip)

[Bephlam]

Eco...not really. You often hear them having a wee crowing fest from inside their coup, but to be honest it's not loud. I need to be in the kitchen with the door open to hear it, so the neighbours around here with their plush double glazing will never hear it. It's easy with the dark mornings, but last year our boy (Max) was crowing at 3am and things...lol. NOT FUNNY!

[Bramble-Poultry]

You are able to take your girls with you because the act actually states regardless of covenents to the contrary so theres not a lot they can do with regard to your "no poultry" covenant. Somewhere on here I rambled on about it!

Obvioulsy I can;t legislate for pain in the bum neighbours who can complain about noise, smell, pests etc - but there are legal channels to deal with this and it falls under the environmetal health for noise and pest - as long as you permit noise meter monitoring and you fall below the threshold nothing can be done, as for pests if you can show you are taking all precautions, unless there is a significant amount of rodents nothing can be done as for smell that is covered by IPPC regulations (pollution control) again there is a monitoring programme following a complaint and if you fall below the threshold then nothing can be done! (most large scale battery units fall below the threshold so a couple of chickens in the yard should be fine!!)

Its just a pain to go through all of it but technically there is little that can be done - to be fair you may have great neighbours and start a trend!!

Just suck it and see as they say and good luck with your move - such a stressful event!

[New Chick]

Bramble-Poultry - I hope you're right - I have a no poultry clause in my deeds but if what you say is right, I can quote the Allotments Act ...

[frias]

Hello New Chick and welcome to the vine. I also have a 'no poultry clause' in my deeds but refuse to be worried by it.