Under the Animal Management Bylaw 2015, you must meet certain requirements for keeping birds and poultry.
Chickens should have access to an area of land greater than three square metres and include:
Set up the coop in a place that is least likely to cause a nuisance to neighbours.
Ensure that chickens are confined and that they cannot freely leave the property.
To keep your chicken coop clean, you should:
Excess kai Sustenance such as food. and bedding waste can attract flies, mice and rats to a property.
Once vermin find an accessible kai supply, they will continue to return, leaving excrement that can:
Make sure you regularly dispose of waste.
Rather than scattering kai across the ground, use a vermin proof container specifically for poultry feeding. These also keep out the rain and give poultry good access to dry pellets or grain.
