Urban Chickens Now Legal In Huntington NY | Chicken Coop And Run

Urban Chickens Now Legal In Huntington NY


Great to see that out on Long Island, the city of Huntington, NY (pop: 196,000; map) joins the ranks of urban chicken-friendly towns in America.

In fact, the Huntington town board has voted unanimously to allow urban chickens on residential properties in town.

The town code has the following guidelines:
  • no more than eight chickens in an area not visible from surrounding residences and streets (no front-yard urban chickens)
  • the coop must be cleaned daily and kept sanitary
  • the sole purpose of the chickens must be to supply organic eggs without use of pesticides or fertilizers
  • eggs cannot be sold
  • NO ROOSTERS
I think this is a great model for other cities to use in crafting their own urban chicken ordinances, as it gets to the heart of the matter: were keeping urban chickens for eggs, not for slaughter.

When I can find it, Ill post the exact wording of the town code. Im a little curious as to what happens to chickens in Huntington after theyve out-lived their laying period...

Urban Chickens Now Legal In Huntington NY