[colin]

just been told that im not allowed to keep three hens in back garden, does anyone know any law i can use to get round this or am i stuffed, free the manchester three?? :evil:

[Maisiesmum]

I was always under the impression that if you were private property then it was ok, if you were council then it was against your tennancy agreement...........

Good luck with that though  :evil:  bloomin council

[muntjac]

correct if ya private  and if ya council . you should ask them under what ruling they said it . and then tell em get stuffed and your going to appeal and go to court under the animal discrimination act .tell em they pets  

[Maisiesmum]

I know that in america in certain states it is not allowed unless they are classed as pets for children in 4H......

Might be worth looking into....my neighbour had to get rid of his though.. but he didnt know he could try to fight the decision, he was just told that it was against his tennancy agreement.

Fingers crossed...try telling them they are a pet like Muntjac said...maybe you could call citizens advice or something?

[cuff]

i think sometimes it tells you on your deeds maybe it was a planning permisson thing at a certain time

[jack russell]

hi

i am sure i read on my deeds no poultry.

it also said no band practice or words to that effect

but the t%553r next door used to play the guitar no end

he was rubbish bye the way or i would have tolerated it  

cheers

jr

[muntjac]

with councils its usually no cockerals allowed  

[Maisiesmum]

well i didnt think to check my deeds, but dont remember seeing anything on there about it, just about sheds over a certain size and keeping the hedges in order or something.

Anyway there are people with ducks and geese and chooks, and others with pidgeon lofts too........ when the neighbour was warned about his he said that it was a tennancy issue and that as my property is private then its not an issue for us........  hope he was right, dont wanna have to get rid of them now!  :?

[colin]

thanxs for the support, im painting baners as we speak,    will try the nice aproach first, and then start quoting some facts and figures,  :?  if all els fails, ill chane my self to the railings ouy side there offices,    free the manchester tree.

[Kerry]

Checked my deeds before we got Thelma and Louise and it said no pigs, poultry and something else, no more than two cats and dogs per household, but it also said no walls to be built on the front (supposed to be open plan) and also no sign written vans on drives. There are loads of those, so we ignored it. Hubby did ring the council offices to ask and they said there were no regulations at the present time, so we got 'em, and quick. Haven't had any probs so far, fingers crossed.
One of the neighbours has since said that these enforcements were only for the first three years as it was a new estate.
Good luck !

Kerry.

[colin]

got an intervew with council next week, will put point accross, there always going on about being a green council, and want me to back there plans to build the supper casino localy, but putting up a chicken coop is to much to ask?? :?  so if i find a way round this problem ill pass it on, so others may find it use full.

[silkie1]

Hi
                    I Iive in lancashire and on my deeds it says no poultry it is my own house and it is 40 years old
                                                Jim

[muntjac]

id say stuff em and have birds , after all if ya keep em clean n no cockerals ur not gonna cause no worries. i doubt it could stand up now in court anyways

[colin]

silkie1, im in manchester, and just starting up, if all goes well, were did you get your hens from, have you any contacts localy, thanxs.