[SharonA]

At last, my brother has seen the light and is moving from California to a job in Chesapeake, VA. He is hoping to find a farmette with a few acres of land, suitable for having chickens (not horses. I love the guy, but I wouldn't trust him with a horse). Is he likely to find a farmette, or any property that is zoned to allow chickens, within say an hour's commute of Chesapeake? I don't know what his budget would be; I'm guessing low-middle-ish six figures. My nephew will be starting high school, so a decent school system would be good.

Thanks for any advice anyone has.

[ddb]

Chesapeake has lots of rural areas. He should not have an issue.

[mpsbarnmanager]

Oh, for sure! I live in Chesapeake. Loads of tiny farmettes around.

[mpsbarnmanager]

And the schools are great, esp Hickory High.

[BaysofourLives]

No problem finding a place like that, I live in Chesapeake as well. However, I went to Hickory and wouldn't recommend it....entirely too over-crowded. Would strongly recommend something like Greenbriar Christian instead (brother went there).

[quarterhorse4me]

Many folks working in Chesapeake actually live in NC. Camden and Moyock have farmettes and are within 20 to 30 minutes.

[mpsbarnmanager]

No problem finding a place like that, I live in Chesapeake as well. However, I went to Hickory and wouldn't recommend it....entirely too over-crowded. Would strongly recommend something like Greenbriar Christian instead (brother went there).

True, I went to Atlantic Shores and I LOVED it. Great teachers, small 20-30 student classes, great school. Never had any problems with fights, drugs, bullies, etc...