Comments for UK Rules And Regulation For Keeping Chickens

Sally, 26 April 2023

Hi - I have neighbours who are letting a cockerel and a number of chickens wander loose in an urban area. They spend the day wandering up and down quite busy residential streets and in and out of people's front gardens. I can't find anything that specifically bans this but surely it can't be right? Apart from anything else they are defecating on the pavements and in gardens and can be quite fierce if shooed away.

Karen, 11 April 2022

Can a neighbour have a chicken coop right up against my garden fence ? Or is there a set distance from the fence it should be ? Residential garden

Katy, 4 April 2022

Hello, I have 3 chickens and have kept them in the coop since November because of bird flu. I have been told by govt letter, that they should not be moved around. What is a good floor base for them in this situation.

Carole, 7 July 2021

My new neighbours have just bought chickens and they are positioned about 6foot from our bedroom window. The noise one them makes very early in the morning is waking us up. Is there a law against causing this disturbance.

Skippy, 8 June 2021

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. I want to have chickens on my plot but there’s some conflict as to how many I am allowed. I want 12 but the new secretary doesn’t know the rules but is adamant it’s 6. She can’t provide me with any written information or direct me to where I might find it. I have searched the councils website but I’m not having any luck. Other plot holders have told me I can have 12 and some of them have been on here for 50 years so I’m inclined to believe them. Could anyone possibly point me to an official page, there’s nothing in my agreement to say how many but it does say I can keep hens not cockerels, I have to keep them safe and secure, clean etc but nothing about how many. Any help you guys could provide would be greatly appreciated ????

Kalina, 2 March 2021

My neighbours two doors are building a large Chicken den in there garden, what is the law in this situation.

Geraldine, 28 March 2020

I would like to rescue 2 hens. I own my property. It’s a set of terraces surrounded by trees but in a residential area. Am I permitted to keep them?

Richard, 4 October 2019

Is there a limit to how many chickens you can keep in a domestic back garden and what are the rules regarding cockerels/noise etc.

Kevin, 21 September 2019

One of our neighbours has got a rooster and some hens/chickens in there back garden. Is there a special way of disposing of the waste from these animals and is it dangerous to cats?

Lesley, 14 August 2019

My neighbour has alot of chickens and rabbits which causes alot of flies in our home, how many are they allowed to keep in a residential garden.