[sloegin]

Are they allowed to live on the allotment?

[Aunt Sally]

Many people keep chickens on their allotments. 

It would be inconvenient for me to visit my plot twice a day so I keep mine in my garden.

[joyfull]

mine live in my garden and down the bridleway and in the farmers fields sadly though they are also laying in these places and I am missing my eggs  .
I think as far as keeping them on allotments it depends on if they are council or privately owned and also if there are any by-laws. Plus like Aunt Sally said you have to be able to guarantee that you can get down there at least twice a day - maybe more in winter to make sure their drinkers haven't frozen up.

[Aunt Sally]

In general you can keep hens on council allotments even if the council says not but they have to be kept properly.

NSALG fact sheet

[Sue33]

we're not allowed chickens on the allotment so they're in the garden, easier to look after that way anyway 

[Aunt Sally]

we're not allowed chickens on the allotment

That's what a lot of people think Sue - Councils try to blind you with bye laws but they are not worth the paper they are printed on. 

Hens and Rabbits are allowed on allotments as of right - Section 12 of the Allotments Act 1950.

[Sue33]

wow - didn't know that, they were quite insistent when we took on the plot, no animals..  i would still rather have them at home though, much more convenient, i often pop down the end of the garden first thing in my nightie to let them out  not a sight for sharing 

[Aunt Sally]

I agree it is much more convenient to have them at home.

[daisy1990]

my three were meant to have a small part of our meadow (they started off in a run) as we grew to love them (took about two days) they came out of the run and I now have no meadow! We then needed electric fencing all around so I could stop worrying about them.  I would say very expensive eggs but they haven't laid one yet!