Is there any legal issues having hens in back garden?

Deltarom

Hi, Im living in a semidetached house, and have a back garden. I have 4 rohd island red and they are quite. I wish to buy some hens and ducks if there is no legal issues (sound).
Thanks.

_Brian

To be completely legit you should have a flock number. Easily got.

Lime Tree Farm

_Brian wrote: »

To be completely legit you should have a flock number. Easily got.

https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingsectors/poultry/PressArticlePoultryLegislativeRequirements160511.pdf

Oscar Madison

They or more to the point, the feed will attract vermin.

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Deltarom wrote: »

Hi, Im living in a semidetached house, and have a back garden. I have 4 rohd island red and they are quite. I wish to buy some hens and ducks if there is no legal issues (sound).
Thanks.

In the first instance you are required to have a poultry flock/herd number. You need to apply to DAFM irrespective of how many poultry you keep.
Secondly - from memory, you cannot keep a rooster or waterfowl (ducks/geese) in suburban areas unless you get permission from your local CoCo.
https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/avian_influenza/poultryregistration/howtoregisteryourpoultrypremiseswiththedepartment/

Deltarom

Thank you all for your reply really appreciate ��

Submitted the following form, but no reply after that. Is that normal? Or will they send a replay?
https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/animalhealthwelfare/diseasecontrols/avianinfluenzabirdflu/poultryregistration/PR1Form290419.pdf

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Deltarom wrote: »

Thank you all for your reply really appreciate ��

Submitted the following form, but no reply after that. Is that normal? Or will they send a replay?
https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/animalhealthwelfare/diseasecontrols/avianinfluenzabirdflu/poultryregistration/PR1Form290419.pdf

They should eventually get in touch to send you a flock number/ may inspect before they give it, but it can take a while before they respond. If you need to chase them just phone your regional etc office at the Dept of Agri. Then once a year they post out a census form to you where you say how many chickens you currently have/ where you brought them from - you just return it by post. And if there is an outbreak of bird flu etc they text you and let you know

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Deltarom wrote: »

Thank you all for your reply really appreciate ��

Submitted the following form, but no reply after that. Is that normal? Or will they send a replay?
https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/animalhealthwelfare/diseasecontrols/avianinfluenzabirdflu/poultryregistration/PR1Form290419.pdf

DAFM will contact you but I think due to Covid-19 restrictions there is a delay in reply's.

Shefwedfan

It’s a couple of chickens etc, why would need flock number?

We have 4-5 running around and no number

As mentioned they attract vermin, mice but rats and lots of them. I started with filling the feeder and leaving out, all was good till the feed was going really quick so I stopped. I throw out feed now in morning to them instead. We are in detected with large garden so didn’t affect neighbour as the boys moved into a ditch but not nice....in a semi D your neighbour might not be too happy.

_Brian

You need a flock number same as everyone should.

In the event of a serious disease outbreak that may threaten the national flock then all flocks will need to be accounted for.

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Shefwedfan wrote: »

It’s a couple of chickens etc, why would need flock number?

We have 4-5 running around and no number

As mentioned they attract vermin, mice but rats and lots of them. I started with filling the feeder and leaving out, all was good till the feed was going really quick so I stopped. I throw out feed now in morning to them instead. We are in detected with large garden so didn’t affect neighbour as the boys moved into a ditch but not nice....in a semi D your neighbour might not be too happy.

Cause it informs DAFM of the location of small poultry breeders/backyard keepers in the event of a outbreak of a notifiable Avian disease.

Gloomtastic!

Applied before Easter for our flock no. but no response as yet.