[Cazzy]

Seemingly Chickens are not allowed to be kept within the Glasgow City boundary.  I haven't researched this further but our allotment secretary told us the other day.

Anyone else found this to be the case with their local Council?

[Swee'pea]

Mine is defo NO chooks on allotments Sad coz I'd set my heart on some silkies

[babe]

i dare you to put one on a lead and stroll down sauchiehall street...just to see what happens

[compostqueen]

you need to read the by laws cos the council will tell you owt!  Ours say no chooks but we got hold of the handbook and no mention of not keeping em so CHECK for yourself rather than taking someone's word for it  

[Swee'pea]

you need to read the by laws cos the council will tell you owt!  Ours say no chooks but we got hold of the handbook and no mention of not keeping em so CHECK for yourself rather than taking someone's word for it  

ooo....where will I get hold of a set of them then? If it means I can actually have my silkies I'll be well thrilled

[compostqueen]

Ask your town clerk if you can read the bye-laws. Better still visit the library first as there maybe a copy there.  

Good luck  

[Swee'pea]

Ask your town clerk if you can read the bye-laws. Better still visit the library first as there maybe a copy there.  

Good luck  

TY for that....will go take a look tomorrow ;D

[Cazzy]

Pmsl babe, given half the sights you see here no one would probably bat an eyelid if I did

Yeah I'll do that compostqueen, thanx for the tip.

Not that I have any space to keep them just yet, it is something i'd like to do eventually.

[jimroden]

Allotment law clearly states that you are entitled to keep chickens as a food source.
 If you read the allotment law you are allowed to keep up to 50 chickens any more than that and you have to inform defra. Now the tricky bit is do you need 50 hen's producing 50 egg's per day for you immediate family. The councils can not refuse permission to keep hens cockerels yes as they are noisy if you look into it closely you can have most livestock except for cattle.

It may be worth joing these. They have helped us out on our allotments  with a huge dispuite last year.

 http://www.nsalg.org.uk/

Jim

[compostqueen]

yeah we're with them  

[brown]

i have an allotment in leicester (only just started, had chucks at home and bees) and not allowed chickens or bees, where do i get a copy of the allotment law.

[compostqueen]

The full bye-laws maybe in the council offices or at the local library

If you can't find them in the library ask the parish council to show them to you. They cant' refuse  

[NormandyMary]

Mine is defo NO chooks on allotments Sad coz I'd set my heart on some silkies

Boy am I glad that I left Swindon 3 years ago!!!!!!

[jimroden]

Hi Guy's and Girls
Just to clear this up hopefully......... No councils are allowed by law not to allow anyone who has an allotment be it rented or purchased to not have chickens and rabbits even council houses by law they are entitled to have chickens and rabbit's. How ever if your constitution states that hen's are not allowed then that's a different matter but that can be over ruled by the landlord ( Normally the  council). Ask your secretary for a copy of the constitution and also a copy of the lease. There has been a amendment in the last couple of years that I know to and that is you can keep up to 50 HENS before you need to contact DEFRA due to the avian flu. But again and this is where you need to be careful is that does a family of three or even 5 need 50 chickens if you can prove that you have the need for consumption of that amount of chickens then that's all well and good.  The 1950's allotment act clearly states The following
Abolition of contractual restrictions on keeping hens and rabbits
12 Abolition of contractual restrictions on keeping hens and rabbits
(1)Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any lease or tenancy or in any covenant, contract or undertaking relating to the use to be made of any land, it shall be lawful for the occupier of any land to keep, otherwise than by way of trade or business, hens or rabbits in any place on the land and to erect or place and maintain such buildings or structures on the land as reasonably necessary for that purpose:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall authorise any hens or rabbits to be kept in such a place or in such a manner as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance or affect the operation of any enactment
Now cockerals are a toatly different ball game thay are most definatly frowed upon in rural areas as they are nosey blighters be considerate in the realms of chicken keeping.

Please feel free to contact me on 07948721437 to discuss i looked into this last year in great detail as we went through it at my allotment.

Jim