[starry]

you may ask what has this to do with chickens well it would enable me to have chickens!! had them when I was younger and have longed for them ever since but are there any restrictions on keeping chickens?? its a large terraced house on a large ex council estate but in a rural setting with a 100ft back garden I would probably have 4-6 any advice much appreciated!! (so nervous and excited at the same time have lived in this present house for 20 years !!) 

[joyfull]

it depends if you are renting or buying. If buying I think generally you are fine just as you don't get a cockerel and keep on top of the hygiene side of things 

[starry]

buying and definitely no cockerel!! the dogs wake me up dont need another alarm clock !!

[Sarah Mitchell]

Hi

It's worth checking the deeds of the house you are buying as some contain prohibitions on keeping chickens 

Good luck!

[starry]

oh ok havent got that far yet but I will look in to that or I could just tell them to scratch quietly !!

[madcat]

Chances are you are alright - but if the house is leasehold there might be a restriction (there was on our last house - the lease was a pittance for the residue of 999 years, but it was a way of controlling the development of the little estate by the original landowner) or even a restrictive covenant.  Just tell your solicitor to keep an eye out for anything that might be a chicken related problem - otherwise it might not occur to him to mention it!