Neighbor Chicken Hater

[mdbokc]

Must depend on what part of CO. It is just the opposite west of Colorado Springs up in the mountains where my brother lives.

 

[PapaChaz]

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thankfully i my 2 1/2 acres is in the country and not close to any neighbors! i keep my flock almost full time in a run, more for their own protection than the nearest neighbors yard. But i am in agreement with most here, be a good neighbor, do what you have to do to keep them out of her yard. Personally, i'd take my pressure washer over and clean her deck, give her a dozen eggs, and let her know i'd be doing what i could as soon as i could. a well thought out apology and some good will might even change her mind a little....

 

[BrattishTaz]

One of my roosters can clear our 7ft privacy fence. His favorite place to be is next door, which was not a problem until the neighbors hatched a roo (that looks a lot like my roo

) and they started fighting. I had to put my boy in lockdown for a couple of weeks to break his habit of going over there. Now he doesn't leave the yard.

 

[LarryPQ]

99% of municpal codes and ordinances include provisions for "animals at large". If someone complains about your animals being un-caged, you can be forced to get rid of them.

 

[annep]

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Check this link
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1176829292622

http://www.ehow.com/about_7219069_colorado-fence-law.html


Ok..This being said, I think a fence does need to go up, and maybe split the costs..We had a fence that was our neighbors and my hubby constantly repaired it, putting about $200 into it. But, for some reason, they tore it down with the promise that they will put another up..that was almost a year ago..Our chickens roam their yard, and we did tell them that Co is a fence out state...They have no problems with our chickens, but just in case, we put up some plastic construction mesh plastic stuff to keep them in. It looks like garbage, but I dont care..They told us that the wife is being deployed and that once she gets her deployment pay, they will put up another...So, we wait and see...

 

[annep]

Oh, and I'm in Colorado Springs...well, Widefield actually

 

[Katy]

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Check this link
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1176829292622

http://www.ehow.com/about_7219069_colorado-fence-law.html


Ok..This being said, I think a fence does need to go up, and maybe split the costs..We had a fence that was our neighbors and my hubby constantly repaired it, putting about $200 into it. But, for some reason, they tore it down with the promise that they will put another up..that was almost a year ago..Our chickens roam their yard, and we did tell them that Co is a fence out state...They have no problems with our chickens, but just in case, we put up some plastic construction mesh plastic stuff to keep them in. It looks like garbage, but I dont care..They told us that the wife is being deployed and that once she gets her deployment pay, they will put up another...So, we wait and see...

I would say this part of the statute probably would require the chicken owner to put up a fence to keep them off the road which in effect would keep them on his own property. At least I would certainly think if they can roam to a neighbors property there's nothing blocking access to the road.

All this is a moot point tho unless the OP is in Colorado.

Colorado's open range law does not give the stockmen the right to allow animals to range at will. According to Colorado law, livestock must be fenced away from roads and towns and county sheriffs can enforce a law concerning animals running at large.​

 

[greyhorsewoman]

Re: Colorado fence out law:

A "lawful" fence is defined as a "well constructed three barbed wire fence with substantial posts set at a distance of approximately 20 feet apart

Not to high jack this thread (I am no where near Colorado), but found the article interesting. Somehow, I don't think this law was intended for chickens. There is no way the 'lawful' fence would EVER keep a chicken in or out of property.​

 

[Katy]

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Not to high jack this thread (I am no where near Colorado), but found the article interesting. Somehow, I don't think this law was intended for chickens. There is no way the 'lawful' fence would EVER keep a chicken in or out of property.

I'm quite certain you are right and when this was put into place back in the 1880s chickens were not the livestock they were thinking about.

 

[annep]

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Not to high jack this thread (I am no where near Colorado), but found the article interesting. Somehow, I don't think this law was intended for chickens. There is no way the 'lawful' fence would EVER keep a chicken in or out of property.

I did look into this too with my neighbors, and in Co, chickens are considered livestock..I had to cover my bases...