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Does anyone know what the law is on who owns chickens that ‘stray’ into your garden?
My limited knowledge on such things was gained entirely from Danny Champion of the World, which might not be the entirely up to date legal text book (but you can see where I’m going with this).
It seems that this years must have status symbol in deepest darkest Derbyshire is chickens (not strictly true one neighbour has rheas but there is absolutely no way I’d get one of them in the oven), although fencing them in seems to be an optional extra. Knowing where they are coming from means that sensible conversations about fencing them in properly will result in nails in my tyres or a cut brake hose rather than fenced in chickens, so I’m just looking at the options.
In before PP with Chicken Brothel.
Does anyone know what the law is on who owns chickens that ‘stray’ into your garden?
No, but I know a man who does!
Was hoping more for chicken broth
Was hoping more for chicken broth
It was a bisque you had to take.
Start keeping foxes. But don't bother with a fence either.
It was a bisque you had to take.
Done like a consomme professional...
Done like a consomme professional…
This time next year I'll be a Bouillonaire
Careful, with comments like that, you'll be in for a roasting.
I wish dinner would just stray into my garden like that.
This time next year I’ll be a Bouillonaire
That's not your stock response.
That’s not your stock response.
The code for that is currently borscht.
sensible conversations about fencing them in properly will result in nails in my tyres or a cut brake hose rather than fenced in chickens
they sound like feasant pluckers
In before PP with Chicken Brothel.
Well played bear. 😉
I can't improve on that.
To ‘assault/kidnap/murder’ a chicken would be criminal damage according to this incredibly fascinating forum:
https://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=755
I know, I know. ‘Murder’ isn’t applicable if it ends up in the oven. Then it’s simply ‘survival’. Or vengeance.
I’m hungry.
Laying chickens are bred just for that and are all skin and bone, no good for roasting....
But you presumably get at least 2-for-1?
All these poultry puns are making me feel poulet
All these poultry puns are making me feel poulet
The Op's question's still not been answered and he's probably spitting feathers.
Have your pecker at the ready.
I was just chicken this thread out, and think its fowl.
Why not try a bribe ? Just a poultry sum !
If they're not fenced in then Mr/s Fox will have a great time once they've worked out where they are. Your problem will then be dealt with quickly and efficiently.
My Mom and Dad kept chickens for a while, the first batch didn't last long due to poor fencing and hungry wildlife.
Iirc , if you don't want animals on your land you have to put up a fence to keep them out .
Which seems a bit clucking stupid to me .
All depends where you live. Foxes are a much bigger threat if you are in the town, I live rurally and have only seen 2 foxes in 20 years and that was at night. As long as our chickens are in before dark we don't have any problems.
They can't actually get out of our garden though as they can't fly over the fence so they don't stray.
If it lays an egg in your garden do you own the egg? An ouef with the puns already.