Hatched his rooster 15 years ago, what is this established elderly homeowners rights agenst new 8 year old housing devlopments complaining.?

[Aapomp831]

There is a shockingly high number of people who have no idea where food comes from. I was with my son's class at a trip to a local dairy, and one of the mothers almost fainted when she found out where milk comes from. Another had a fit when she found out where EGGS came from. And a third incident, a woman in a feed store (no idea what she was doing there) was complaining about farm subsidies. When asked by the feed store owner where she would get her food if they killed off the farm subsidies, she said, "Why, from the grocery store!"

Wow. I’m sorry to say it - but what a fudging idiot. What is wrong with people?

 

[Pye Wacket]

Yes, we live in a time of complete ignorance... and that same ignorance is then passed on to their children. But I would have LOVED to have been there to see the ladies face when she learned where eggs came from!

There were more details to all 3 stories that made them even funnier, but over the last 2 or 3 decades I've forgotten them, LOL! The feed store incident was in the 70s, the other two late 80s to very early 90s.

I hate to think how bad it is now. I think I'm part of the last generation where people routinely kept small livestock even if they were in town - or at least, in semi-rural towns - without any ordinances to worry about. We could also hang our laundry out on a line. Those are prohibited almost everywhere now. So dumb. Much "greener" to hang laundry out, and cheaper too. I swear they're trying to make poor people illegal too.

 

[jencolvin]

People are odd sometimes. Living in the city is fine with the constant noise of traffic, honking, buses, construction and the usual racket, but take them out of their element and stick them in a newly developed rural area and the mannerless birds start singing too early, the belligerent cows low to their calves to frequently, the inconsiderate coyotes wake them in the night and the occasional delinquent rooster crow is intolerable. It's like moving in next to a railway and expecting the rail company to stop the train from whistling approaching road crossings. People are VERY odd sometimes.

Funny you mention the railroads. My boyfriend is a railroad conductor. They have specific rules for blowing the horn, but neighborhoods complain and get "quiet zones" where they can't blow their horn, then they freak out when there are accidents at crossings with no lights/arms. Don't buy a house near the railroad (or whatever bothers you) if you can't learn to tune it out or better yet, enjoy it! I have a rooster (wasn't supposed to be one) and they are illegal in my town. Luckily, I've talked to all the neighbors on both sides and across from me and no one is bothered by him, so I haven't had to rehome him yet.

 

[Fintechie]

Funny you mention the railroads. My boyfriend is a railroad conductor. They have specific rules for blowing the horn, but neighborhoods complain and get "quiet zones" where they can't blow their horn, then they freak out when there are accidents at crossings with no lights/arms. Don't buy a house near the railroad (or whatever bothers you) if you can't learn to tune it out or better yet, enjoy it! I have a rooster (wasn't supposed to be one) and they are illegal in my town. Luckily, I've talked to all the neighbors on both sides and across from me and no one is bothered by him, so I haven't had to rehome him yet.

Same here. I "bribed" my neighbors with fresh eggs when I started to have hens, even though it's legal in my town/city. Now this year, one of my hatchling is a roo, we decided to keep him (which isn't allowed). Have tried to put a roo collar on the poor thing, but took off after 3 weeks... long story... // Anyhow, so far neighbors seem ok with my flock, will try to "bribe" again with Christmas coming~~

 

[MykaMom]

He should be covered under a grandfather clause. Most states have attorneys that work pro bono. You may have to google to find them. I'm sure you will find an attorney willing to help.
Also contact news outlets, bloggers, and animal rights groups.
Good luck!

That's exactly what I was thinking. He was already there so should have rights.

 

[Wolfie2]

There is not enough !,@,#,$ etc,etc to cover my disdain for people who come to the "country" and complain about the wildlife and country ways. They came to the country to get away from the city life but don't seem to care for the country either!
When I bought my place 40+ yrs. ago it was 1.5 acres with a few houses on one side and thousands of acres of cattle, farm & swamp land the rest. Major thoroughfare was added which cut some land out, farmland was sold because it was too small parcel to be profitable and houses started springing up.
In the meantime I have increased my "farm" to 2.5 acres and thankfully all the parcels have been sold as somewhere from 5 to 20 acre lots. The people on said parcels, so far, while not really friendly, have had animals of their own and keep to themselves. Do I count myself lucky? so far, yes.
But Houston is creeping closer. Small parcels are being divided into smaller pieces as land prices increase and people can sell off the "unused" pieces of their property at a healthy profit.
Hopefully my neighbors can hold out making a profit for another 25 yrs or so. I should be in my 90's by then and hopefully won't give a $@#^!

 

[JoePa]

One. thing I have learned over the years is that there are a lot of uninformed and stupid people and the sad thing they vote - there is a gun club not too far from where I live - the club has been in existence over 60. years - people started. building houses near the club and then tried to stop the club from shooting and making noise - luckily the judge had some common sense and ruled that the club was there before they city folks moved nearby and threw out their case

 

[SwampFlock]

There is not enough !,@,#,$ etc,etc to cover my disdain for people who come to the "country" and complain about the wildlife and country ways. They came to the country to get away from the city life but don't seem to care for the country either!
When I bought my place 40+ yrs. ago it was 1.5 acres with a few houses on one side and thousands of acres of cattle, farm & swamp land the rest. Major thoroughfare was added which cut some land out, farmland was sold because it was too small parcel to be profitable and houses started springing up.
In the meantime I have increased my "farm" to 2.5 acres and thankfully all the parcels have been sold as somewhere from 5 to 20 acre lots. The people on said parcels, so far, while not really friendly, have had animals of their own and keep to themselves. Do I count myself lucky? so far, yes.
But Houston is creeping closer. Small parcels are being divided into smaller pieces as land prices increase and people can sell off the "unused" pieces of their property at a healthy profit.
Hopefully my neighbors can hold out making a profit for another 25 yrs or so. I should be in my 90's by then and hopefully won't give a $@#^!

Greetings from between Conroe and Porter! Artivita is the name of our favorite new subdivision making life hell for us 5 and 10 acre lot owners nearby. My wife and I decided that (since we will own our land outright in just a few years) when the taxes get too high we have outstayed our welcome. Because yes, Houston is coming. It's only a matter of time.

 

[Granitestater]

People are odd sometimes. Living in the city is fine with the constant noise of traffic, honking, buses, construction and the usual racket, but take them out of their element and stick them in a newly developed rural area and the mannerless birds start singing too early, the belligerent cows low to their calves to frequently, the inconsiderate coyotes wake them in the night and the occasional delinquent rooster crow is intolerable. It's like moving in next to a railway and expecting the rail company to stop the train from whistling approaching road crossings. People are VERY odd sometimes.

Odd? You are being kind. More kind than me. God bless you. Hail to the rooster!❤

 

[EggSighted4Life]

He should be covered under a grandfather clause.

It will depend on the municipality ultimately.. somethings don't allow for grandfather causes.. like breed specific legislation that disallows say pit bull from living in Denver.. They don't care how long you've had them or what you do.. even our military has written breed specific l;language and made families of servicemen and women re-home their beloved pets.

Frankly, if the rooster is 15 years old, it's a practical reality that it won't be a problem for long. People should leave this old man and his older friend in peace.

You hit the nail on the head right here.. frankly I'm not sure I buy a rooster living for 15 years.. and I want some... details on how he was allegedly kept.. but that would be AMAZING!