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Most of our yard is paved; Can we still keep chickens?

We live in an urban downtown area on 1/10th of an acre; obviously, our house takes up most of that, and our fenced in yard is paved over for a car pad. The area is about 30 ft x 30 ft; I would love to have a small chicken coop (we also plan to build raised vegetable gardens on the car pad), but I am not sure if the chickens will be okay on concrete. There is a small grass area on the other side of the house, within the fencing, and we have a grassy front lawn (unfenced) about the same size as the car pad area.

Public Comments

1. i think they would be alright, mabe like 3 or 4 chickens:D good luck!
2. Think of all the chicken poop! Flies!! Stink!! How are you going to clean that? With shade over the concrete, yes, they be OK, except they need dirt for their dust baths to eliminate insects against their skin. Also what a boring day, nothing to peck at. Consider bantams, which are much smaller (as are the eggs) and only a couple.......boring for the birds. Remember they are very much a prey for neighborhood cats and overhead birds, so a top to the cage is needed.