neighbors

So our neighbor is moving soon and she's down to one last chicken after recent predator issues. I told her I'd take the chicken. The problem is I also have new baby chicks coming this week and they are going to be in the place where I would normally put a chicken to quarantine. I really don't...

Hi everyone, I've just heard a second-hand complaint about how I care for my backyard hens. I'm just not sure how to feel about it. The complaint was passed on to me via my neighbor, who is also my hen sitter, and a self-proclaimed "animal-lover" who calls/talks to me frequently about the...

I'm having an issue with my neighbors flock storming my run and eating like they're starving whenever I let my girls out to supervise free range. It wasn't always like this: a few of the neighbor's hens who were always getting bullied would come down and snack/hang out (I also saved one from...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this, but I'm hoping to reach people who have some insights on aggressive neighborhood dogs. First of all, I live in the sticks. It's all country out here--winding, rural roads, tons of livestock and dogs (usually fenced in, thankfully). The...

We ended up with a rooster in our little group of pullets we bought earlier this spring. He is the absolute SWEETEST thing in the world and we love him but our neighbors aren’t thrilled with his crowing. I’ve thought about putting a fan in their coop and closing the windows overnight so he...

We live in the middle of 5 acres, and we have neighbors that live in the middle of 3. They have a small flock that free range, and mine free range while we are home. Our chickens go to the dividing fence line and hang out on both sides of the fence. There isn’t any issue with the neighbors but I...

I need some advice on what we can do. I'll give you the entire story from the beginning. -My family moves into a nice fixer-upper. We build a 14 x 14 chicken coop and get six bantams and 6 guineafowl. 4 of them are roosters! - We get a few more because we don't want the rooster problem to build...

Hello Everyone! Our neighbor raised 4 turkeys this spring. The males are are very friendly and tame. There are 3 males and 1 female. Will the female be injured in the spring by the males? They are very large, and I'm afraid the might hurt her. She is too skittish to put a saddle on. Any...

Hi I have a flock of 6 and recently found out my one silkie chicken is a rooster. The rest were able to be sexed as chicks and are all hens. However I have neighbors and I am new to the neighborhood and am doing my best to be a good neighbor but he crows so early in the morning. Do handle it I...

Hello, all. I own several ducks – probably burgeoning on 20 or so at this point, all of varying ages – and they tend to roam around the neighborhood. They especially roam when it rains, as they like to play in the puddles around the area. Anywho, one of the neighbors has sent a letter...

As those of us who have had chickens for a few years know, there is an unpleasant fact about chickens that must not be ignored. Chickens can sometimes be afflicted by a sort of schizophrenia, particular to chickens. Yes, one day, when your flock is moseying about the yard, tending to the usual...

I lost 8 hens and 3 roosters to neighborhood dogs last year. The area is divided between the neighbors who refuse to contain their k9s and the neighbors who have to deal with it. The county animal control reccomended to me personally, "next time, shoot it and bury it and save a phone call. $0.35...

Ok so most of the time my ducks are in a large fenced in pen but when we are home we like to allow them to free-range. The issue I am now running into is they do occasionally like to trespass onto my neighbors property. before this becomes an issue I'm looking for a short fencing that is...

Not my flock: Our neighbor has a flock of about 30 free range chickens that are roaming the neighborhood. We already have a 4' cattle fence separating his property from ours, but it does not keep the chickens out of my yard. We do have a farm, horses, but we do not have chickens. If I wanted...

The people behind us have three chickens, they actually got them from the same place we did. I have noticed that their red one has a floppy comb and is a bit slow. I am guessing she is dehydrated, but I am not sure if she is always like that as I don't see them through the fence that often...

I'm honestly getting quite upset about this now. The neighbours kids and the 20 odd local kids who also hang out in their garden have constantly in the 5 years we've been there and they've been big enough to climb things been hanging literally over our fence at our ducks. We have moved them...

So I know it's that time of year when birds will start molting. This is somewhat of a first for me. My neighbor isn't too thrilled that I have chickens and ducks, but I am within my rights and she can't do much about it. This being said, I do try and be responsible and keep the peace as I...

I've had between 6 and 10 Serama roosters for a long time. I'm on an acre surrounded by vacant virgin acres. One neighbor used to have chickens but not anymore. The Serama aren't loud enough to bother my neighbors but I now have a Barred Rock who began crowing continuosly from about 4 am. His...

Hello! This is my first post, and I have to say I do not own any chickens myself(although I love them and would enjoy having one as a household pet), although I do have several cats. I live in Kentucky, just along the outskirts of a town, but it feels more countryside than suburban. However, my...

Hey my chicken peeps! I have two backyard chickens in San Mateo CA. Recently one of my ladies has been naming noise in the morning (let's say 6 am) and when we come out to open to coop we have a neighbor who is yelling out her window to "Shut those chickens up!". She has not reached out to us...