Neighbor asked to conjoin coop...

[kinnip]

Don't do it! Not only is there risk of disease and violence, but you're talking about a person who bought chickens without having a place to keep them. What surprises are next? If you're inclined to be neighborly, tell him you'll help him out with some coop plans and feeding instructions.

 

[TurtleChick]

i'm with everyone else on this one! you're right! and, i'd add - just tell him you plan on getting a couple of more peeps and you don't have room, sorry! the other thing that would concern me is his intent to show his birds - i'd be afraid that if one of his picked up cooties (yes, cooties, leave me alone!) at a show, he'd bring it home to share with your birds. for your sake, not enough room, too much responsibility for you, and too many ?'s if problems arise: sickness, pecking, fighting, etc.! don't do it.

good luck!!!

 

[Opa]

Don't loan money to family. Don't loan tools. Don't let someone use your truck. Never let someone else hunt with your dog. And never ever share your coop.

 

[PortageGirl]

OK, well, NO!!!!!

BUT, just to keep peace, tell him how much happier his chicks will be to have his undivided attention and how much happier he’ll be to have them all to himself too! Explain how much yours are your ‘pets’ and that once he gets to know them, he’ll want his hens all to himself and wouldn’t want them anywhere but in his own yard.

Make it all about HIM! How much you care about HIS feelings on this, not about how YOU don't want chickens in your yard, it's for HIS benefit!

Now you are no longer being selfish, (Which you are because you NEED to be so you don't get STUCK! and you are SMART!) you are looking out for his point of view. *cough*

 

[ChickenToes]

No no no no no! Do not do it!

You will be the one cleaning the coop and feeding and watering all the birds. If a predator attacks your flock, you'll get blamed for it. His birds can bring in diseases and other illnesses. He'll be bringing people over into your yard to look at his birds, which is a biosecurity risk in itself. When they all start laying, there will be issues about how many eggs he wants.

It's not worth the risk. Tell him to build his own coop.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

I second the ideas of inviting him to BYC and helping him build his own coop.

 

[purr]

since he has money steer him to the eggloo site

 

[waynesgarden]

Avoid getting involved with his problem. It's not yours.

What kind of adult brings home chickens with no actual plans as to how he's going to house them?

It's not unlike a 5 year old that brings home a stray puppy and asks "Can I keep him? Please, please, please, please, please?" The only difference is the 5 year old will likely grow up and learn the proper way to obtain a pet. (Some grow up to be your neighbor, unfortunately.)

This guy sounds clueless and hopeless. Someone needed to tell him long ago he can have pets when he's old enough to be responsible for them.

Wayne