My house is 1 acre. Can my neighbr hear my rooster?

[pamiejune]

yes they will hear your roo. im rural but i still gave them the courtesy of asking if a roo would bother them and they all to my suprise were like "omg id love to hear him in the am lol" i love hunterdon county LOL

I was surprised where my neighbors told me the same thing!

 

[pamiejune]

Would it not make more sense to go over and ask that neighbor?

I you are within CITY LIMITS, you need to ask the CITY about the rules. If outside City Limits, check with your county or parish.

We were surprised to be fined 25/hen when the neighbor a quarter mile from us complained that our birds "were eating all the expensive bird feed" she put out to attract wild birds. Apparently my hens can't read her sign!

Your birds were free ranging that far away?!?

 

[Thymewarrior]

Seems odd to me that authorities have limitations/restrictions on roosters because of the noise BUT not about dogs.

I agree with that. We're careful to keep our dog quiet but nobody else seems to worry about theirs. We live in the county and they don't restrict chickens or roosters but our little semi-rural neighborhood has deed restrictions that do. So we put up a six foot privacy fence around half of our 3 acres and only keep very quiet hens. The ones that sing too loudly as they mature into layers become dinner. We have no choice. It's either that or get rid of our chickens.

 

[Riverdale]

An acre is 43560 ft2
That can mean 209'x 209' (roughly) if square.
It could be 150'x290' (roughly)
I would guess 'Most likely'.

 

[Zhevotnya]

I bought 6 chickens at Tractor Supplies. I think they said it's all female, but somehow I got 2 roosters and 4 hens.

I'm actually happy with the combination. The roosters try to protect the hens and they get along well.

We live in a single family house and it's 1 acre. We have only one neighbor and the chicken is located the furthest in my backyard from the neighbor's house. My neighbor's house is also about 1 acre and their house is located in the center of this acre.

I keep the chicken house door closed and release them at 6am, so the roosters usually crow in the house, but I can still hear them cloud and clear enough to wake me up! (and I love it!) My bedroom is the closest to their house, though.

Do you think my neighbor can hear them and can be bothered? or Do you think it's not so bad so they wouldn't care?

I did not hear any complaints but I don't want to feel guilty every morning if it's not the case. And, I also don't want to bring this up to my neighbor until they mention. Can anyone share your experiences if you're in a smiliar situation?

Thanks!

I had my nine chickens until my neighbor filed a complaint with the township. (He didn't live there when I asked all of my neighbors if they'd mind if I kept chickens, two years ago.) I am a 100%, combat-disabled veteran, and had a letter from my V.A. counselor, stating that "keeping chickens" was beneficial in my continuing recovery from post-traumatic-stress-disorder. Despite this, a sheriff's deputy showed up at my door, demanding that I "surrender" my chickens to the animal control officer, or face being jailed! (And I'm 69-years-old, with one eye, and have to use a walker...) They took my chickens, but I want to prove them wrong, by getting another small flock, but get them certified as "support animals," essential to my emotional and physical well-being. How should I go about this?

 

[Rick589]

I had my nine chickens until my neighbor filed a complaint with the township. (He didn't live there when I asked all of my neighbors if they'd mind if I kept chickens, two years ago.) I am a 100%, combat-disabled veteran, and had a letter from my V.A. counselor, stating that "keeping chickens" was beneficial in my continuing recovery from post-traumatic-stress-disorder. Despite this, a sheriff's deputy showed up at my door, demanding that I "surrender" my chickens to the animal control officer, or face being jailed! (And I'm 69-years-old, with one eye, and have to use a walker...) They took my chickens, but I want to prove them wrong, by getting another small flock, but get them certified as "support animals," essential to my emotional and physical well-being. How should I go about this?

Sounds like the chicken version of Peanut the Squirrel. Amazes me how one singular complaint is allowed to uproot and disrupt an otherwise agreeable situation. Can’t help with specifics but I would think the local pound may be able to guide you. Wishing you the best.

 

[Thymewarrior]

Sounds like the chicken version of Peanut the Squirrel. Amazes me how one singular complaint is allowed to uproot and disrupt an otherwise agreeable situation. Can’t help with specifics but I would think the local pound may be able to guide you. Wishing you the best.

I agree. Drop the neighbor off at the local pound.

 

[Acre4Me]

I bought 6 chickens at Tractor Supplies. I think they said it's all female, but somehow I got 2 roosters and 4 hens.

I'm actually happy with the combination. The roosters try to protect the hens and they get along well.

We live in a single family house and it's 1 acre. We have only one neighbor and the chicken is located the furthest in my backyard from the neighbor's house. My neighbor's house is also about 1 acre and their house is located in the center of this acre.

I keep the chicken house door closed and release them at 6am, so the roosters usually crow in the house, but I can still hear them cloud and clear enough to wake me up! (and I love it!) My bedroom is the closest to their house, though.

Do you think my neighbor can hear them and can be bothered? or Do you think it's not so bad so they wouldn't care?

I did not hear any complaints but I don't want to feel guilty every morning if it's not the case. And, I also don't want to bring this up to my neighbor until they mention. Can anyone share your experiences if you're in a smiliar situation?

Thanks!

Yes, probably they can. We are on an acre, neighbors on either side also have an acre. Wind blows towards our chickens onto farm field, so the wind likely helps it to be minimal. One neighbor lived in Africa as a rural missionary for 15 years and does not mind the sound. Our older neighbors do not hear our chickens unless their windows are opened, and they don’t mind (plus they used to have chickens a few years ago). We can hear the rooster of another resident crow from about 1/4-1/2 mile away from us. So yes, it is likely they can hear it. We aim for roosters that only crow sone of the time. We’ve had noisier, more frequent crowing roosters, but they get sold at auction.

Note on roosters: they CAN coexist ok…especially with a fair amount of space and ways to get out of each others way, and no spots they can get trapped and beaten up. But, as they mature they may decide to have crowing wars. They may fight over the girls and over-mate them. You might want to get rid of one or both roosters.

 

[Catandherchicks]

I had my nine chickens until my neighbor filed a complaint with the township. (He didn't live there when I asked all of my neighbors if they'd mind if I kept chickens, two years ago.) I am a 100%, combat-disabled veteran, and had a letter from my V.A. counselor, stating that "keeping chickens" was beneficial in my continuing recovery from post-traumatic-stress-disorder. Despite this, a sheriff's deputy showed up at my door, demanding that I "surrender" my chickens to the animal control officer, or face being jailed! (And I'm 69-years-old, with one eye, and have to use a walker...) They took my chickens, but I want to prove them wrong, by getting another small flock, but get them certified as "support animals," essential to my emotional and physical well-being. How should I go about this?

Sooo sorry! That is just wrong! Too bad he didn’t have the courtesy to even talk with you as then you could have the “good” neighbors have a talk with him.
As far as certifying for support animal, you might find further info here. Good luck.
https://usserviceanimals.org/certif...e=1&gbraid=0AAAAADhwW6FI4Ari0UobqQvc7L0FLHY36

 

[Acre4Me]

Sooo sorry! That is just wrong! Too bad he didn’t have the courtesy to even talk with you as then you could have the “good” neighbors have a talk with him.
As far as certifying for support animal, you might find further info here. Good luck.
https://usserviceanimals.org/certification?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Search&utm_campaign=AM&utm_adgroup=EmotionalSupportAnimalHow1&utm_term=how to get an emotional support animal&utm_content=Google;Search;AM;EmotionalSupportAnimalHow1;how to get an emotional support animal;R108&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADhwW6FI4Ari0UobqQvc7L0FLHY36

If township does not allow chickens, the chicken owner is in the wrong. If they want to allow chickens, work to change the rules. A single chicken is an animal, but a chicken does best in a flock -multiple animals.

I’m sure chicken owner benefits from their chickens, and hopefully can get it resolved. If chickens are not allowed outside, maybe an indoor (or in garage) flock of quail would work well as they do thrive in smaller cages, easy to handle, etc. just know that male quail can be noisy, but if only one flock, one male, shouldn’t be too bad. Only other drawback is they need “gamebird” feed -different amino acid profile and higher protein content.