Keeping hens can be a rewarding and beneficial experience for homeowners. On top of providing fresh, local eggs, hens also provide fertilizer, eat pests, and help dig over your vegetable patch at the end of the season. Chickens eat biodegradable kitchen garbage like rusted lettuce, tomato tops, and corn husks.
Residents are permitted to keep backyard hens in Lakewood as long as the provisions outlined in L.C.O. Chapter 505.18 are followed. This ordinance requires hen owners to:
Click to read the full ordinance regarding keeping hens in Lakewood.
To apply for a henkeeping permit, visit our CitzenServe portal by clicking the button below.
