- May 24, 2011
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I'd be more than a little tweeked too if someone was using a ladder to look over a fence into my yard. It's not a crime though unless he's specifically doing it to harm or harass you.
The important question here is, how much do you want to keep your birds? If you're breaking the law by having them in your yard, your only hope is to make nice with the neighbors, especially the suspicious nosey ones. Don't steal his ladder. Don't even confront him about it. Instead, stop by and say that you noticed that he may have noticed your pet chickens. Get his feedback on what he thinks. Explain why you're raising them, how they're quieter and calmer than most dogs, offer free eggs from time to time. Try to make friends, not enemies.
Now if chickens are permitted and he's being nosey, then maybe you should take a harder line. But you're not going to win by stealing his ladder or accusing him of anything. You need him as an ally, not an enemy.
The important question here is, how much do you want to keep your birds? If you're breaking the law by having them in your yard, your only hope is to make nice with the neighbors, especially the suspicious nosey ones. Don't steal his ladder. Don't even confront him about it. Instead, stop by and say that you noticed that he may have noticed your pet chickens. Get his feedback on what he thinks. Explain why you're raising them, how they're quieter and calmer than most dogs, offer free eggs from time to time. Try to make friends, not enemies.
Now if chickens are permitted and he's being nosey, then maybe you should take a harder line. But you're not going to win by stealing his ladder or accusing him of anything. You need him as an ally, not an enemy.