Okay so I have a question for anyone willing to answer. So here it goes, You buy a rooster and some hens from someone for alot of money and when you get the them they are sick and so you treat them and fix them up and take care of them for 6 months and then all off the sudden the person you bought them from accuses you of stealing the rooster and even goes as far as showing up to your door with a sherriff claiming you stole his rooster and he says he will make sure you wont sell any more birds and he has told every judge and everyone he talks to at the many shows that you stole his rooster. What would you do if you most definitely did not steal his rooster? I'm assuming he must have sold him to me and not realized he sold this particular rooster to me but he did. Anyone?
sorry to hear you are going thru this , my husband was self employed for 26 years and we finally to protect ourselves had to do paper work in writing with signatures in detail as well for protection, there is a lot of people out there that if they can get something for free, or get more money back etc. will do that . its sad.
IF it was me , I would want to know first why the six months wait, when did you supposedly steal this roo ? Did you take it out of his pen or from his arms and run with it ? Did you sneak and grab it ?
Does this guy realize that in a court of law with a judge if he admits to selling you hens and a roo then the judge is going to think he is nuts in my opinion , and if he doesn't admit it then where is his proof ? after six months you may have replaced that flock or purchased others . Does he have secret intials on these birds or positive identifying marks such as tatoos to prove they were his ? Coming to your home and claiming such a thing he should have absolute proof of what he is accusing you of. possession is 9/10 of the law . Have him prove the roo is his.
Don't allow him on your property to harass you. stay calm and peacefull and let him do his thing. take pics of your birds.
have a list of cost , boarding, food , medical care , labor, amount of time you have put into them. What you treated them for and how long it took for them to be healthy, what you have lost with dealing with sick birds and did any other birds catch it ?
I surely wouldn't want a reputation of selling sick birds to someone, should his flock be tested or are they ? People in general when going to the extremes; as my husband and I have learnt is dot your i cross your t's . let them run their mouth, and say what ever they want to, they will just hang themselves in the long run. after a while no one will want to deal with him as life is short and to show up with the police and cause hate and discontent no one needs it, nor do they want his drama. sit on it see what he does next or if you need for it to be over weigh everything out and make a decision.. good luck