I'm a little paranoid about a creepy lady that "creeps" on my birds.

[Moochie]

Oh and for the person who asked how old she looks, she looks late 40s early 50s.

 

[teach1rusl]

Why did I have in my head an 80 yr. old lady???

 

[ChickPrincess]

Sometimes it's hard for "regular" people to realize that autistic children grow into autistic adults. They are often enamored with animals because it is the only way they find acceptance. I think this lady is autistic and needs some friendship. If you aren't willing to befriend her (and possibly have her around a lot) then please just ignore her. Rejecting her may really damage her emotionally. Your puppies probably enjoy the excitement.

As someone who works with autistic children, you'd think this would have crossed my mind. You may have hit the nail right on the head.

 

[AmyLM]

I would say try talking to her. lol

I came home one day to find two women and their combined (their own?) 8 kids on our property standing on the lower rails of our fence looking at our chickens in the mobile hen house. The women said the kids had seen the coup when it was facing the street and the kids begged her to stop so they could just see the chickens. City kids had never seen a chicken up close before LOL. So I took them into the back yard and showed them both coops and brought out Stella who was (at the time anyway) my most friendly hen so that they could pet her. The kids were FASCINATED with the chickens and asked if I could bring them to their school. I gave one of the ladies my phone number and told her to ask the kids teacher if that would be ok. Never heard anything back so probably the school said no. lol

I do have a neighbor who watched my hens and was so negatively fixated on them that we had to put up a huge fence... but to be honest I could tell immediately the difference between his negative attention and the positive interest that the ladies and their kids had. Since then most of my neighbors have told me that they like the chickens not only for the eggs (*free eggs is a GOOD thing!*) and the fact that if someones walking past the entrance to the neighborhood my little black cochin roo crows. LOL Hes like a watch rooster Hahaha

 

[Pele]

I agree with everyone, you should try to strike up a conversation. I've been guilty of peeking at other people's backyard coops along the canal that runs nearby my house

. In my defense they only have a chainlink fence, and the chickens coop is right there, all tempting me to go say hi to the hens!

I try to keep my visits very very very rare so as not to creep out the owners, but there's just something so magnetic about chickens. Nobody has come out to strike up a conversation, which is lucky for them because I'd probaby natter their ear off about chickens .

 

[AZ_HenHouse]

Oh no I think we are guilty of that too lol.
My son and his friend explore our neighborhood through the alleys and such. They have noticed some people that have chickens or other animals and have "looked" at them. They will tell me about a pretty bird they have seen or the turkeys that were here last fall and the ducks that one neighbor got. I would hate to think that they creeped anyone out-just natural curiosity and admiration of the animals. They even chat with several dogs on their adventures. I have also peeked at a couple of backyards with chickens.

I always try to live by treating everyone as kindly as possible and being an optimistic person. The true yucky people will let you know soon enough and then you react accordingly. It is sad that so many people's first reaction is to call the police or ask someone to leave when a friendly gesture or neighborly act might introduce you to a new friend or at least meet someone interesting.

 

[AZ_HenHouse]

I was sitting down with the youngins, letting them jump on me and what not, and I saw someone through the fence. I got off the little chair in the pen and the figure walked away.

Maybe she is worried about you and thinks you have gone loony sitting in there with all these birds on you

JK

 

[crchickens]

Sometimes it's hard for "regular" people to realize that autistic children grow into autistic adults. They are often enamored with animals because it is the only way they find acceptance. I think this lady is autistic and needs some friendship. If you aren't willing to befriend her (and possibly have her around a lot) then please just ignore her. Rejecting her may really damage her emotionally. Your puppies probably enjoy the excitement.

I totally agree with this post. I had the same thought as soon as I read this.

 

[littledog]

I totally agree with this post. I had the same thought as soon as I read this.

This is what I thought too. Maybe Autistic, or Aspergers, or some other condition (abuse?) that makes her interested in animals but not able to relate to people so much. You don't have to talk to her or befriend her, that may make her uncomfortable - maybe when you see her, just point at a chicken and give her a little wave? If she is harmless, she may enjoy it -and if she is not harmless, just knowing you are noticing her may make her go away.

 

[Moochie]

Maybe she is worried about you and thinks you have gone loony sitting in there with all these birds on you

JK

My friends think I'm loony for that. "how can you be around them!? chickens are scary" I find chihuahuas to be more frightening that a little bird.