My neighbor's rooster

[snipercp]

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[Beekissed]

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I call that wing cut the "prison cut" and have found that a determined escapee will not pause at all with that short of a cut. The only thing I've found that will stop going over the fence is to extend the fencing material past the top of the fence, or run wires in the space on which they hop up to so they have no stable footing on which to land and balance, then hop down on the other side.

I'd do this asap if you don't want anymore disagreements with the neighbors. A good fencing solution would have halted the whole problem long ago....good luck! Don't worry, those feathers will grow before you know it!

 

[123ChickieLou]

Bee- thanks again for the good advice. So far she's stayed in my yard but if she gets over there again I'll pen her. I get why he did it and its no worse than me possibly killing and eating his little rooster but man it just made me mad as heck! I felt violated!

Oh well, he solved the problem I suppose, seeing how I was going to give her Bee's special prison cut anyway.

Good fences make good neighbors.

 

[Beekissed]

I would be a little ticked as well, considering this whole drama started with his little piss ant roo...I don't like people putting a hand on me and mine either.

If he wanted you to trim wings, he could have just walked over and stated it. I agree...it is sort of like you just disappearing his roo for the much more serious infraction of attacking your daughter. You had the common decency to give him time to correct the problem, something that should have been afforded to you as well.

Oh, well....very few people have really good neighbors, do they?

 

[Jay262]

My neibour doesnt complain about my roosters crowing and i dont complain about his dog barking think about it.

 

[123ChickieLou]

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So true. Especially about his roo attacking my daughter. Although I did get a little laugh at her turning more fiesty than I've ever known her to be when she went after that rooster for coming at her. It was a prideful moment

Yep, he shoulda asked. I hope he got the point when I went over and asked him about it. HA! Wait till one of his starts coming over here.

 

[123ChickieLou]

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Jay, that's kinda how it had been and how I intended to keep it. I'd cut her wings myself within a day or so as was planned. If he'd have asked, I'd have let him do it.

 

[bssharp]

Sounds to me like i may be having my roo for supper one night. I was reading this thread because I am having a problem with my White leghorn Roo going after me every time i get near the hens, his little beak sure hurts when he connects your hand in a faster then lightning volly of pecks. I have been bringing my English Bulldog with me which actually helped for awhile, but the roo is no longer afraid of the dog, so it may be roo stew soon.

 

[mtngrl812]

ChickieLou - take a deep breath before you react. Maybe your neighbor was trying to help, maybe he didn't know you knew how to clip wings. At least he didn't cook your hen for dinner. I know neighbors can have misunderstanding but don't let it ruin what neighbor-ship you have. You don't want to have an enemy living next door for life. It sounds like you guys are getting it worked out, and yes he overstepped the boundaries by messing with one of your chickens, but it sounds as though you guys kind of "shared" a lot? Helping each other with feed and care.... maybe he truly thought he was helping with the neighborhood flock.
He realizes he needs to "tend" to the trouble making roo, just voice to him about your feelings about him taking charge of your hen. And remember; it's not the chickens fault. Don't take your angry at him out on the little chickens.

(I am just trying to keep a calm civil view on the subject)(If he had reacted negatively to your daughter trying to protect herself from his roo I would have completely different advice!!)

 

[stormylady]

123ChickieLou, I'm sorry it all went this way, but I still think all of this could have been avoided by just talking to the neighbor in the first place. You can't fix something if you don't know its broken, The neighbor was way wrong in clipping you hens wings, I hole heartidly agree! The right thing that he should have done was to come and talk to you, right? But you didn't talk to him, and yet you expected him to come over and talk to you?? I don't really get the logic of this.

You really seem like a nice person, I don't think that your neighbor was being malicious, sounds to me like he went about fixing the situation without telling you that there was a problem either, He obviously knew his little Roo was a problem with him, but might not have had a clue he the Rooster was a problem with you too. All it probably would have taken might have been to just speak to the neighbor in a nice little chat. That would have saved all the angry feelings.

I really believe in a couple of old addages, that you don't here too much anymore the older folks use to use.
1. An ounce of prevention is worth a lb of cure and
2. A stitch in time saves nine.

Alls I'm saying is that I think that the first step in problem solving is to talk the matter out, if that doesn't work then you go to the next step.
I hope my opinion doesn't upset you, I'm not trying to be harsh its just the way I see things.

I hope you and your neighbor can work out the issue and still be friends.