Evil neighbor! Need to find the flock a new home. PICS Added

[Chicken Boo]

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I like this suggestion. I would suggest offering them eggs, but 2 broody hens do not allow for that. I have my neighbors over to watch the chickens all the time. They love to watch them and bring visitors over to see them all the time. Maybe do this with you other neighbors. If you have the rest of the neighbors neutral or on your side, you neighbors may decide to back off.

I also have the feeling that no matter what you do, this guy will find another reason to complain about something. He sounds like the type that thrives on confrontation. Make friends with the wife.

 

[kickinchicken]

HA! duckwalk...I am so with you. I am about as vindictive as they come. I am so sick of giving up my rights to make others happy.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

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While normally I would agree with everyone who has replied who say tell the one bad house to shove off, in this case I'm going to advocate something slightly different. Go to each and every one of your neighbors. Don't just hit the people who's yards hits yours, but everyone on your block, all the way around your block, and on the opposite side of the street all the way around your block. Find out if any of them have any problems with the crowing. Or if any of them even know that you have chickens! Take a copy of the city ordinances/laws that deal with having poultry in your location. If people ask why you are asking, simply tell them that you are trying to be a good neighbor, and so far only one person in your area has complained at all, and instead of dealing with it nicely this person went straight to animal control and threatened you in person after animal control made a visit. Do not mention names, address or anything. Just play the good neighbor card. Do your best to find out if anyone else is upset by it, or just this one neighbor. After you get your "survey" completed, go to the one family that has a problem and let them know that out of everyone in the area, they are the only ones who have a problem with your legally owned property. And, at the same time invite animal control over. Have them in the backyard with you. Keep them there for an hour or more, while your chickens run around and do whatever they normally do during the day. Do not do anything different with them. Serve animal control cookies made with the eggs, and lemonade or something Let them see what the true situation is for themselves so when they get another call they know how to handle it, and make sure you document the entire thing. But don't, ever, give in. Be nice, Be polite, Kill them with happiness and kindess, but never give in. If you do, they will run you right out of town and you will always regret it.

Matthew Ryan

I think this post is spot on, and I completely agree!

I'd also like to add, that if it were me, I'd go out and buy a "bantam" dog. I'd find the yappiest little ankle biter I could get my hands on. Rooster crows aren't near as annoying as yappy ankle biters and a high pitched "bantam" dog bark.

 

[Tara Rose]

Its legal to have them keep them all. Soon the neighbor will have something else to complain about and usually I find one of his children or animals will do something to be the talk of the neighborhood. I had a neighbors dog that pretty much moved in. Everyone told me to call animal control and complain. I said as soon as I complain about some thing my animals will do something.

 

[fargosmom]

Offer to build (or go halves on) a solid concrete sound barrier wall between your properties. Something really "attractive" that will enhance his security and property value.

 

[jeb251]

I'm with getting the long crower, even if just for a while, I had the same problem many years ago, I tryed to reason with the idiot, that didnt work, so I got rid of my chickens. without my birds, I felt naked and I needed a pet so I got a boxer, the same neighbor complained about him barking, so this time I went to the other neighbors and asked if anyone else had trouble with him, 4 out of five said they had trouble with him in the past three months the 5th sait it had been less than a year, so I went out and got more chickens but this time I got two game roosters from a friend, they crow alot more. when he came over and started waving his arms and yelling, I slowly took off my hat and said, "if you cant act like an adult, then get off my property" he continued so I told him to leave, thinking that the police or some sort of authority would soon be here, I pulled up a chair and sat in the shade. After about an hour and a half, he came back and said "if you dont get rid of those chickens today I am calling animal control" I had guessed he had already done that since he had gotten his nose pushed in, so I told him when he was ready to disscuss a solution like an adult to come back otherwise he would be charged with trespassing, he decided he wasnt going to be able to bully his way through this, so he asked what I had in mind, I told him I would get rid of the game roosters, but not the, americanas, and if he came over acting like that for any other reason, I would have him charged with trespassing, reluctantly he agreed. I told all the neighbors about this and it wasnt long before he moved out of the neighborhood.


so the moral of the story is if you let a bully push you around,,,,,,,,,,,he is going to push you around, its what they do

 

[schellie69]

If it is the noise you are worried about are noise ordinance is just during certain hours like late and night I don't think that your bantam rooster's make anymore noise then mine does and trust me I can't hear him sometimes over all the other noise in the neighborhood. I would think of re homing one Rooster and getting a few more hens. maybe standard size hens how many chickens are you allowed. I would get that amount and tell the other neighbor to get stuffed. give the neighbors that don't complain eggs and go from there if you give into this guy then he will just keep pushing I know I had a complaint right after I got my rooster the only thing they could say was my coop not 50 feet from their house so we move it but guess what the pen is still in the same spot so they are out of luck because of the ordinance says the coop has to be 50 feet away from the house not the pen.

I would not get rid of my chickens if I were you let them be chickens. don't lock them up it is not fair to them-take a glass out side and a pen and paper and keep track of how many times your roosters do crow for sure that way you know. good luck.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

My VERY LOUD neighbor complained about my donkey one time. After I was done crawling up his butt about his constant 4-wheelers & threatening to buy every donkey I could find for sale, I now have a quieter & hardly visible neighbor. STAND YOUR GROUND!

 

[mxpres]

I agree with keeping your birds,Your not breaking any law and I think your neighbor will find something else to complain about if you do get rid of your chickens.You know you are within your rights and you know your birds are not causing a disturbance.Your screaming neighbor probably was making more noise than your roosters.Its great that you are concerned and want to be a good neighbor but sometimes the right thing to do is stand your ground.

 

[hipeatall]

If I still lived in a neighborhood setting, I would only keep hens - no roos. Like a barking dog, a roosters crow can be very bothersome, uncontrollable and loud. I would want to keep the peace with my neighbors. I hope you reconsider just keeping hens and I wish you the very best of luck.