My Neighbor shot at Me and My Chickens This Morning

[Deryk]

Call a higher level cop unless you want them to just show up after you have been hurt or worse. They should still be able to file appropriate charges against the neighbors. In the meantime you are right to take actions to protect yourself. Law enforcement is very good at responding to crime, but they are unable to prevent it. They will be there shortly after you need them with the crime tape and report paperwork.

As far as those saying to move...well, frankly that is ridiculous. I moved over a dozen times in 23 years in the military and virtually every location I lived there were crazy people, even on post. Not to mention how costly moving is.

The real problem here is exactly the same problem that just unfolded in the Florida school shooting. Everyone knows these guys are unstable, yet nothing is being done. If I were in your shoes I would probably already be in jail...lol, but seriously I would push the issue with law enforcement. No way should they not be held accountable with that evidence.

Good luck.

 

[Larrycauna]

I thought I was going a bit bonkers yesterday, when I came home from my in-laws house to find two of my roosters out of the pen with the pen door shut but unlatched.
I carefully caught them and put them up on their roosts, not thinking to check for injuries. Then I got a gut feeling, and upon investigation, found a fresh trail through the leaves leading down to my neighbor's property. A broken branch. Fresh. Wet. This same neighbor had cursed me out two mornings ago for no apparent reason- but I assumed, it was because he didn't like my roosters' crowing. The EE is pretty loud, but only when you're near the coop.
His house is over 100 yards away, and across a road, and separated by trees. And, the four roos spend a majority of the time crowing inside the coop which is fairly insulated and very dampening to their crows. It's so slight and faint within the walls of my own house, that I can't imagine it bothers anyone else inside their house- since I'm closest to the coop out of any neighbor.

But... we can't be paranoid and accuse our neighbors, husband told me last night.
This morning I go out to take care of my chickens, and I'm tidying up the coop for a customer --who is scheduled to come purchase one of the four Roos this afternoon-- when I begin hearing repeated pellet shots. So I step out and look around the backside of the coop to see the two men who live there pumping their pellet guns and shooting at my roosters.

As soon as they see me, the son begins walking forward, still pumping the gun, cursing at me about how I need to shut the chickens up and how they're waking him up every morning. I stand there with my hands out like, "What? Seriously? This is childish? You're going to shoot pellet guns at my roosters and if you injure them, then what? Get a real job and then you won't be around to hear any crowing and shoot at a stay at home mom!" I was in disbelief that someone was shooting at my birds!
They proceed to curse and fire pellets in my direction, so I retreat to my house without exchanging any words, and call my husband before trying 911. We had considered going down to talk to the neighbor and see what could be done to make them happy after the first cursing-out incident.

A while later, five troopers show up and... well, I'll spare you the details. Let's just say that sometimes the two legged varmints are your chickens' worst enemies.

 

[Larrycauna]

Hopefully they took this more serious then the FBI did with the shooting in Florida. This is erratic behavior and needs to be thoroughly investigated. Peole like that have no business owning guns.

 

[Latestarter]

Are you zoned to have roosters?

The better/proper question would be "Are you zoned to NOT have roosters." She stated that she's in an ag area and that there are chicken houses across the road.

Too many folks in this "free" country are brainwashed into thinking they need government permission to wipe their butts! This is reinforced and constantly expanded on by elected idiots who are power hungry and take it upon themselves to decide what we can and can't do. It is way past time that we FREE Americans take BACK our freedoms from overreaching government taxation/regulation/BS!

Justsayin

 

[Larrycauna]

Yep. Exactly what I was thinking. I have a pump up pellet gun and with the right pellet in the right place it can kill. We've eliminated many opossum with that little gun. Would be a long shot to land a kill shot on a human but it could do some serious damage.

The better/proper question would be "Are you zoned to NOT have roosters." She stated that she's in an ag area and that there are chicken houses across the road.

Too many folks in this "free" country are brainwashed into thinking they need government permission to wipe their butts! This is reinforced and constantly expanded on by elected idiots who are power hungry and take it upon themselves to decide what we can and can't do. It is way past time that we FREE Americans take BACK our freedoms from overreaching government taxation/regulation/BS!

Justsayin

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[Larrycauna]

Responsibility to obey the codes is the owners responsibility. For a person to use a violent act is dangerous and illegal. The better question becomes did the violent person address the situation in accordance with the law. I bet not..However when I purchased my chickens I researched the codes and ordinances in our area.

 

[Latestarter]

And just as an aside, there's really no such thing as a "hollow point" pellet... pellets are ALL hollow as that creates the pocket for the air to propel them from the gun.

Sorry you're dealing with this, and there's no simple or easy solution. The cops should have searched and found the pellets as evidence. You absolutely should put up cameras to detect and record/provide evidence of trespass. I suggest that you have DH accompany you to the coop the next time you go out there and the crazy neighbor is evident. See how he takes it when the pellets are flying around his head. Be aware that should you decide to return fire, the next time that bat $hit neighbor fires in your direction may be a real firearm. Only shoot back if you intend to terminate the target.

 

[ChickenManVa.]

I thought I was going a bit bonkers yesterday, when I came home from my in-laws house to find two of my roosters out of the pen with the pen door shut but unlatched.
I carefully caught them and put them up on their roosts, not thinking to check for injuries. Then I got a gut feeling, and upon investigation, found a fresh trail through the leaves leading down to my neighbor's property. A broken branch. Fresh. Wet. This same neighbor had cursed me out two mornings ago for no apparent reason- but I assumed, it was because he didn't like my roosters' crowing. The EE is pretty loud, but only when you're near the coop.
His house is over 100 yards away, and across a road, and separated by trees. And, the four roos spend a majority of the time crowing inside the coop which is fairly insulated and very dampening to their crows. It's so slight and faint within the walls of my own house, that I can't imagine it bothers anyone else inside their house- since I'm closest to the coop out of any neighbor.

But... we can't be paranoid and accuse our neighbors, husband told me last night.
This morning I go out to take care of my chickens, and I'm tidying up the coop for a customer --who is scheduled to come purchase one of the four Roos this afternoon-- when I begin hearing repeated pellet shots. So I step out and look around the backside of the coop to see the two men who live there pumping their pellet guns and shooting at my roosters.

As soon as they see me, the son begins walking forward, still pumping the gun, cursing at me about how I need to shut the chickens up and how they're waking him up every morning. I stand there with my hands out like, "What? Seriously? This is childish? You're going to shoot pellet guns at my roosters and if you injure them, then what? Get a real job and then you won't be around to hear any crowing and shoot at a stay at home mom!" I was in disbelief that someone was shooting at my birds!
They proceed to curse and fire pellets in my direction, so I retreat to my house without exchanging any words, and call my husband before trying 911. We had considered going down to talk to the neighbor and see what could be done to make them happy after the first cursing-out incident.

A while later, five troopers show up and... well, I'll spare you the details. Let's just say that sometimes the two legged varmints are your chickens' worst enemies.

Sounds like they should heed the roosters crow and get up and go find a job . I lived in suburbia for awhile and I couldn't stand it that I had no chickens . So I went and got four laying hens and a rooster . Even though it was not allowed at that time . Well my neighbors didn't seem to mind the rooster crowing until one afternoon I heard a knock on the door . A man was there . He said he lived in the house behind me . He said " Is that your rooster crowing every morning ? " So I'm thinking , oh no , here we go . So I said " Yes , guilty as charged " He smiled and said " I wanna thank you. I overslept again and that rooster woke me up in time to get to work "

 

[nightowl223]

The better/proper question would be "Are you zoned to NOT have roosters." She stated that she's in an ag area and that there are chicken houses across the road.

Too many folks in this "free" country are brainwashed into thinking they need government permission to wipe their butts! This is reinforced and constantly expanded on by elected idiots who are power hungry and take it upon themselves to decide what we can and can't do. It is way past time that we FREE Americans take BACK our freedoms from overreaching government taxation/regulation/BS!

Justsayin

Okay, seriously, let's not drag libertarian-type political stuff into this. For example, the taxation thing, when the current administration just put us on track to balloon the national debt by giving enormous tax breaks to the very rich and to multinational corporations. Also for example, complaining about regulations which are there to protect us from those same multinational corporations dumping crud into our drinking water and selling us things that will break and hurt people - those regulations are a good thing, as we all know those corporations are certainly not going to regulate themselves.

I'm 'just sayin.'

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Okay, seriously, let's not drag libertarian-type political stuff into this. For example, the taxation thing, when the current administration just put us on track to balloon the national debt by giving enormous tax breaks to the very rich and to multinational corporations. Also for example, complaining about regulations which are there to protect us from those same multinational corporations dumping crud into our drinking water and selling us things that will break and hurt people - those regulations are a good thing, as we all know those corporations are certainly not going to regulate themselves.

I'm 'just sayin.'

Let's not make this political....goes on to make it political