3 new predators to worry about, ugh

[skeeter03]

how about an electric fence around your pen or along the property line - cheaper then a wooden fence and well it will keep other predators at bay to.

 

[CMV]

Start by filing a police report. Your neighbor was threatening you and your property. Next invest in some padlocks. This turkey sounds like the type to set your birds loose so his dogs can "get some exercise". Lastly, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT. Every encounter you have with him note it in a journal- times, dates, what was said, your impressions.

I had a crazy/scary neighbor years ago who ended up going to jail, but not before he beat the stuffing out of his wife and kid until they both ended up hospitalized; shot all the kid's pets out in their field and when they tried to escape to our property, he chased them onto our land and shot them; set their house on fire; and tried to hold his wife hostage.

Please be careful. Maybe you guys just got off on the wrong foot, but it pays to be cautious when dealing with the unknown.

 

[Zahboo]

Update. I called the landlord and asked if we could install a fence. He said sure, but wanted to know why. I explained the neighbor and he said that he rents frmo him also and wasn't going to stand for dogs running looses and being a threat to other pets. About ten minutes after hanging up, the landlord was next door

This was at 8 this morning. Now, the good/funny news. After the landlord left, he looked over at my house (I was out of sight, but watching

) He went somewhere and then I hear something outside, not the birds. He's installing dog kennels

Landlord called and said if he sees the dogs loose, call AC and then call him and if they get in my pen don't let them out and do the same. A small victory, hope it works and becomes a large one

 

[archerobx]

Great news. Sounds like you have a sensible landlord

 

[SurprisingWoman]

That is so awesome. I love reasonable people that help facilitate responsibility.

What a great landlord.

 

[citrusdreams]

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I don't know why, it must be the chaos surrounding me at the moment, but reading your post had me:

Congrats

I hope he doesn't bother you anymore

 

[hearthnsoul]

Yikes,..there is nothing worse than having neighbor issues. Do you think maybe your asking him to leave the property first started his attitude going south? My mom had neighbor issues and I am always pretty cautious about my neighbor interactions, I always try to be pleasant and inviting because it is hard to be mean to someone who is pleasant.

 

[Brindlebtch]

he's got pits, most people when they have pits they think that they are just good at killing, and brag about it.

Ducklove, please be careful with hasty generalizations about people who own pitbulls.

Although I do agree Zahboo's new neighbor sounds like a serious a--hole.

Zahboo, be real careful. This guy doesn't sound like someone I would trust for you to be alone with EVER.​

 

[Lucky Ducky]

OK! Here's what was bothering me more than the threat to your chickens : you live at home with your mom and were home alone, sound like you might be underage. A grown adult should've never come over into your yard and then to threaten your pets is just cruel. As a parent, my worry would be YOU! Even if you are not underage, he was inciting you by telling you those things and upsetting you. That's exactly what he wanted!!! He sounds quite creepy and I would definitely report it to the police, even though your landlord has handled it pretty well. If you are not underage, please do not take offense, I'd get ticked even if it was my grown child. My mom does all the time. We are her babies, even if we are grown, married and have kids of our own!

 

[citrusdreams]

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I agree that you should always try to be nice and friendly to your neighbors. Not just because they live hear you, but because you might make a nice new friend that way.

But The Zahboo didn't just ask him to leave the property without provacation. From the orginal post, the meeting went south from the minute he made contact. He started laughing at the chicken coop and being strange. He obviously made Zahboo feel uncomfortable (and frankly, from the description, I would have felt uncomfortable too) and rectifying that trumps any nice neighborly actions. The fact that he has overstepped his bounds from the get-go means he was never up to any good.

I don't feel Zahboo started anything. Your home is your Peace. It's your Safety and your Sanity. No one has the right to violate it. You should NEVER be made to feel uncomfortable or threatened at home. And when you are, you fix it, IMOHO of course