Bipolar neighbor says she'll call as much as it takes!!

[cafarmgirl]

Here is what I would do: Since this woman has never spoken of any of this to you and has only spoken positively about it to your face, I'd go and speak to her. Act like you were never told any of what her supposed plans are. Tell her your little birds are about ready to move to their coop, that you know she might have concerns and ask her if she'd like to come see them so that she will know she doesn't need to be worried about them. Include comments about the fact that you really want to make sure you aren't going to have future problems with any of the neighbors etc.

None of that may work but it's worth a shot. I'd also be checking with the authorities or the city re her history, that she's already given written permission etc. If it's true that she can revoke her "permission" at any time after the fact, and cause you to have to move your birds after you've built a coop and gotten chickens, that is ridiculous and unreasonable! I've never heard of a town's regulation's being so arbitrary and left up to individual neighor's to decide and flip flop on. I would get to the bottom of that before I went to the trouble of building a coop.

 

[el pollo rey]

Go and buy a five rack hive of honey bees and put the hive as close to the fence as possible I can almost bet there are no ordnances on your muni charter to stop you they don't smell the can't be heard and as a keeper of both fowl and bees most people have a fear of stinging insects in close proximity even though the likelyhood of a sting from a honey bee is highly unlikely when she sees that bee box and goes balistic just say well mam you would not allow me to have my birds so this is my other option with a big smile on your face when she runs into the house mumbling shout out a offer of a trade bees for birds you don't even need the bees just a empty visible hive box will do the job I bet ,,,,,,, lol

 

[keirys]

Go and buy a five rack hive of honey bees and put the hive as close to the fence as possible I can almost bet there are no ordnances on your muni charter to stop you they don't smell the can't be heard and as a keeper of both fowl and bees most people have a fear of stinging insects in close proximity even though the likelyhood of a sting from a honey bee is highly unlikely when she sees that bee box and goes balistic just say well mam you would not allow me to have my birds so this is my other option with a big smile on your face when she runs into the house mumbling shout out a offer of a trade bees for birds you don't even need the bees just a empty visible hive box will do the job I bet ,,,,,,, lol

 

[FlySammyJ]

deleted, misread someone...

 

[nova022]

I would build the coop and get the original number of chickens you planned on. I would then mention to the neighbors who told you of this woman's plans to cause trouble that you have spoken to an attorney and are ready for any problems she might bring your way. I would mention that should you be forced to remove your chickens because of her complaints after she agreed to them and signed the permisson document, your attorney feels a law suit to recover your expenses is in order. Most people do not want to be sued.

I would also tell the other neighbors that you would absolutely hate to have to do that because you really want to be a good neighbor.

 

[el pollo rey]

That is a well thought out option nova

 

[FlySammyJ]

I agree, even if you start out bluffing about legal action, it seems to me like it's high time someone took this "lady" to civil court for disrupting the peace.

 

[MrsHahn]

She's nuts. We had the same experience - one day it's all fine and dandy, the next you're enemy number 1. There's no fixing a neighbor like this - and no point in escalating a neighborhood war - unless one of you moves, you still have to live with each other. We had to move our girls 45 minutes away to our rural cottage - it's a royal pain. At least my girls get to free range every few days...but they are cooped up every other day. : (

 

[olefarmersdaughter]

She sounds like someone the police have become very familiar with over the years of consent complaining about someone or something and may just 'poo,poo' anything she says now.....you can always hope.......

 

[el pollo rey]

She's nuts.  We had the same experience - one day it's all fine and dandy, the next you're enemy number 1.  There's no fixing a neighbor like this - and no point in escalating a neighborhood war - unless one of you moves, you still have to live with each other.  We had to move our girls 45 minutes away to our rural cottage - it's a royal pain.  At least my girls get to free range every few days...but they are cooped up every other day.  : (  

sad, I don't understand miserable people