Weld County's animal code counts fowl as livestock. In the Agricultural zone a lot of at least ten acres (not in a subdivision) may keep up to 30 birds as household pets; larger flocks are governed by animal-unit limits, and agricultural poultry is protected by Colorado's Right to Farm Act.
Under Weld County Code Sec. 14-4-10, "livestock" includes fowl. In the A (Agricultural) Zone District, Zoning Sec. 23-3-70(D) sets household-pet limits but allows a lot of at least ten acres, not in a subdivision or historic townsite, to keep up to thirty birds. Commercial or larger-scale poultry is treated as an agricultural use, and established agricultural operations using normal practices are shielded from nuisance suits by C.R.S. 35-3.5-102. Roosters are not separately banned county-wide, but noise and nuisance rules still apply. Incorporated towns such as Greeley and Evans set their own backyard-chicken rules, so residents inside city limits must check the municipal code.
Exceeding the household-pet or animal-unit limits, or keeping poultry as a use not allowed in the zone district, is a zoning violation enforced by Weld County Planning Services code compliance.
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