Hoa Rules For Chickens In Illinois
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Chickens are strictly limited to personal use. Residents granted a chicken-keeping license are not allowed to sell eggs or meat, breed or slaughter chickens, or produce fertilizer for sale. Mundelein has a maximum of 20 chicken-keeping licenses.
A number of Chicago area suburbs started allowing backyard hens over the past 20 years. In the western suburbs, that includes Berkeley, Berwyn, Brookfield, Oak Park, Riverside and Westchester.
The minimum number you should keep at any time is three hens. Your maximum will be determined by how much space you have available. Most resources recommend a starting flock of six chickens for beginners.
Under the changes announced there will be new requirements for all bird keepers – regardless of the size of their flock – to officially register their poultry on the national register by 1 October 2024.
Up to six hens are allowed. Chicken coops must be located in the backyard. Only residents of single family and two-family homes are eligible for a coop license. Chicken coops must have a minimum of four square feet per hen.
In Chicago: There's no limit on number of chickens per household, nor is there a ban on roosters. Keeping ANY animal for the purpose of slaughtering for food is prohibited. Permitted slaughtering facilities in Chicago (like "Live Poultry" establishments) are monitored by the state under biosecurity protocols.
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Illinois Aurora - no chickens allowed unless property is agriculturally zoned. Champaign - up to 6 hens; no roosters; permit required. Chicago - up to 10 chickens depending on lot size; permit required. Elgin - up to 4 hens; no roosters; permit required. Joliet - no chickens allowed.
