My neighbour has complained 😔

[Chicalina]

The complaint details I was given say that the problem started last year when I bought the cockerel!

In fact, last year's chicks had some cockerels who grew out until I found them new homes when they were about 3 months old (during winter so no early crowing). But the last few months I have had only my adult rooster, who I've had for 5 years!!! I didn't just buy him. Very odd.

Anyway, I've listed him for sale and will hopefully find him a new home. He is a beautiful silkie so I'm hopeful.

For now I've fashioned a solitary confinement prison, sorry dark roosting box and put him in my garage. That should reduce the early morning noise, and the noise level generally as its much further away from the house. I hope he forgives me!

 

[Sierra G]

I asked him and he said it was rotten and falling down. It wasn't as far as I could see. He also said he didn't realise it was my fence because it goes between our two houses. We both rent, so that's plausible. I gave him the benefit of the doubt in order to get along and not argue.

If you both rent he shouldn't have made any changes without contacting his landlord. If you put up the fence with your landlord's permission you should ask the landlord if he wants to do anything. If it was the landlord's fence you should make sure he knows it wasn't you who removed the fence. If you both have the same landlord you want him on your side. Even if you don't you should make sure yours is in the loop.

 

[3KillerBs]

Sadly, local government often caves to the person who first complained.

That is deeply unjust.

 

[JWarner]

The complaint details I was given say that the problem started last year when I bought the cockerel!

In fact, last year's chicks had some cockerels who grew out until I found them new homes when they were about 3 months old (during winter so no early crowing). But the last few months I have had only my adult rooster, who I've had for 5 years!!! I didn't just buy him. Very odd.

Anyway, I've listed him for sale and will hopefully find him a new home. He is a beautiful silkie so I'm hopeful.

For now I've fashioned a solitary confinement prison, sorry dark roosting box and put him in my garage. That should reduce the early morning noise, and the noise level generally as its much further away from the house. I hope he forgives me!

We have never had a rooster before so I don't know at what age cockerels start crowing, but as you said they weren't crowing during the early mornings. Would any of your neighbors have known that you had cockerels at the time and are just upset about the thought of them I'm? I'm honestly heartbroken over you needing to find your rooster a new home.

In regards to the neighbor taking down the fence, I agree with previous posters about how as you both rent he shouldn't have even touched the fence. Where I'm from renters have very little leeway in such matters. Definitely check in with your landlord about the fence.

 

[BigBaldFkr]

I've just got a letter from the local council saying a neighbour has complained about my early morning crowing cockerel.

I've kept chickens here for 15 years and no complaints until now. I'm really annoyed and disappointed that they didn't come to me first to talk about it rather than go straight to the local noise police.

I live in a rural community where the houses are fairly close together in a village, but there are fields all around and 2 working farms within 100 yards! I'm also not the only chicken keeper here.

Any tips for handling the situation?

I want to knock on all my neighbours' doors and ask if it was them and what I can do to resolve it. Not sure that is a good idea.

I've had this particular silkie rooster for 5 years and he isn't especially noisy. I've got chicks growing out and some of them are cockerels, so they will be crowing until I find new homes. And I wanted to keep one little bantam.

I've listed my rooster online for sale. Sad to break up the lovely flock I've got. He is great with the hens. Am I being too hasty?

Is it realistic to shut him in a dark box every night instead?

Are there any laws against having chickens in your area? You’ve had chickens for 15 yrs. Who are your new neighbors? Tell them to go back to where they’ve came from and not try to change your life. They left where they we’re because they didn’t like it now they want to change the way you live to suit them.
Put a big “Stick it up your ass” sign in the letter from your city council and ask them to kindly forward it to the assholes who are complaining.

 

[bill3607]

Are there any laws against having chickens in your area? You’ve had chickens for 15 yrs. Who are your new neighbors? Tell them to go back to where they’ve came from and not try to change your life. They left where they we’re because they didn’t like it now they want to change the way you live to suit them.
Put a big “Stick it up your ass” sign in the letter from your city council and ask them to kindly forward it to the assholes who are complaining.

Yep, that ought to calm everything down just fine lol

 

[Nkingy]

I've just got a letter from the local council saying a neighbour has complained about my early morning crowing cockerel.

I've kept chickens here for 15 years and no complaints until now. I'm really annoyed and disappointed that they didn't come to me first to talk about it rather than go straight to the local noise police.

I live in a rural community where the houses are fairly close together in a village, but there are fields all around and 2 working farms within 100 yards! I'm also not the only chicken keeper here.

Any tips for handling the situation?

I want to knock on all my neighbours' doors and ask if it was them and what I can do to resolve it. Not sure that is a good idea.

I've had this particular silkie rooster for 5 years and he isn't especially noisy. I've got chicks growing out and some of them are cockerels, so they will be crowing until I find new homes. And I wanted to keep one little bantam.

I've listed my rooster online for sale. Sad to break up the lovely flock I've got. He is great with the hens. Am I being too hasty?

Is it realistic to shut him in a dark box every night instead?

Hi I two cockerels and at night I have a brooding box I put them in and let them out in the morning when I feed hens no crowing until I let them out as it's still dark in the box it seems to work but you will always have a neighbor that likes to complain try the box see how you go it works for me Hope it works for you

 

[Nkingy]

I've just got a letter from the local council saying a neighbour has complained about my early morning crowing cockerel.

I've kept chickens here for 15 years and no complaints until now. I'm really annoyed and disappointed that they didn't come to me first to talk about it rather than go straight to the local noise police.

I live in a rural community where the houses are fairly close together in a village, but there are fields all around and 2 working farms within 100 yards! I'm also not the only chicken keeper here.

Any tips for handling the situation?

I want to knock on all my neighbours' doors and ask if it was them and what I can do to resolve it. Not sure that is a good idea.

I've had this particular silkie rooster for 5 years and he isn't especially noisy. I've got chicks growing out and some of them are cockerels, so they will be crowing until I find new homes. And I wanted to keep one little bantam.

I've listed my rooster online for sale. Sad to break up the lovely flock I've got. He is great with the hens. Am I being too hasty?

Is it realistic to shut him in a dark box every night instead?

Hi I have two cockerels and at night I put them in a brooder box and let them out in the morning you will always get a neighbor that likes to complain try the box it works for me hope it works for you

 

[Taffy57]

I had the same issue with a neighbour moaning about my rooster crowing at 05.30 in the morning ! But to be fair he did give me a few weeks to try different tactics to quiet him down, unfortunately keeping him in the dark & anti crow collars didn't stop him crowing and i had to send him to that great big chicken coop in the sky !

 

[Sregdor]

Is your rooster legal?

If so, the complaint should be dismissed.

Why don't you just put a collar on him i did it with mine and it works great it doesn't hurt him