chickentenderbunny
Chirping
Apologies in advance, this might be very long. I’ve had this issue bottled up for so long and I can’t think of any better place to vent about it than here. I’m also very sorry if it gets confusing.
First off, I live on Kauai, Hawaii. This island is well known for wild chickens everywhere.
I have 3 roosters and 5 hens (I know I don’t have enough hens for my roosters but I’ll explain why later). The roosters are kept on one side of the house next to my cat neighbor and I regularly take them out of their cages around 10-11am and put them back in at 6pm to free range. They don’t crow at night, but obviously they’ll start saying something around 5 am.
I have a neighbor on the other side (I’ll refer to him as anti chicken neighbor) who has been complaining and harassing myself and my parents for months about my chickens being too noisy. He has blatantly told my parents that it’s against the law to keep more than 2 and that they’re a disturbance. Because he stated this as a fact, my parents were worried and made me look up our local county laws. When they first told me about this, I thought there is absolutely no way that it’s true. Logically because we live on an island where they are everywhere and many others who live near us have chickens and roosters. If other people can have multiple chickens and roosters, why can’t I? I looked up the Kauai County Code to be sure and of course there is absolutely no law about how many chickens we can/can’t keep as well as the noise they make. Our neighborhood is also not a part of any HOA.
I felt that my family and I did all that we could do. We kept the rooster coops on the opposite side and they have a regulated time when they are let out to free range. We also invested in no crow collars. But even with the collars, our anti chicken neighbor still complains about the noise. One time I caught him shooting water at my chickens when they were ON OUR PROPERTY. I was practically livid when I witnessed the whole thing and when I told my parents about it I found out this was not the only time he’s done it. Can you imagine your neighbor shooting water at your child or your pet dog if they were making noise on your property at a reasonable hour??? He has also called the cops on another neighbor for their dog pooping on his yard so I’m assuming he must have tried calling the cops on us too but they never came by the house. And my cat neighbor i mentioned earlier is married to a police officer. She and her husband has never complained about our chickens even though they’re much closer to the rooster coop. And to be sure, we also personally asked them about it. My cat neighbor knows my beef with anti chicken neighbor and about the water incident. She also told me that there is no law about keeping chickens and the noise they make.
I’m basically at my wits end with my anti chicken neighbor. And I don’t know what else I can do. My parents already rehome a few hens I had but I definitely do not want to give up any more because of him.
First off, I live on Kauai, Hawaii. This island is well known for wild chickens everywhere.
I have 3 roosters and 5 hens (I know I don’t have enough hens for my roosters but I’ll explain why later). The roosters are kept on one side of the house next to my cat neighbor and I regularly take them out of their cages around 10-11am and put them back in at 6pm to free range. They don’t crow at night, but obviously they’ll start saying something around 5 am.
I have a neighbor on the other side (I’ll refer to him as anti chicken neighbor) who has been complaining and harassing myself and my parents for months about my chickens being too noisy. He has blatantly told my parents that it’s against the law to keep more than 2 and that they’re a disturbance. Because he stated this as a fact, my parents were worried and made me look up our local county laws. When they first told me about this, I thought there is absolutely no way that it’s true. Logically because we live on an island where they are everywhere and many others who live near us have chickens and roosters. If other people can have multiple chickens and roosters, why can’t I? I looked up the Kauai County Code to be sure and of course there is absolutely no law about how many chickens we can/can’t keep as well as the noise they make. Our neighborhood is also not a part of any HOA.
I felt that my family and I did all that we could do. We kept the rooster coops on the opposite side and they have a regulated time when they are let out to free range. We also invested in no crow collars. But even with the collars, our anti chicken neighbor still complains about the noise. One time I caught him shooting water at my chickens when they were ON OUR PROPERTY. I was practically livid when I witnessed the whole thing and when I told my parents about it I found out this was not the only time he’s done it. Can you imagine your neighbor shooting water at your child or your pet dog if they were making noise on your property at a reasonable hour??? He has also called the cops on another neighbor for their dog pooping on his yard so I’m assuming he must have tried calling the cops on us too but they never came by the house. And my cat neighbor i mentioned earlier is married to a police officer. She and her husband has never complained about our chickens even though they’re much closer to the rooster coop. And to be sure, we also personally asked them about it. My cat neighbor knows my beef with anti chicken neighbor and about the water incident. She also told me that there is no law about keeping chickens and the noise they make.
I’m basically at my wits end with my anti chicken neighbor. And I don’t know what else I can do. My parents already rehome a few hens I had but I definitely do not want to give up any more because of him.
So sorry your going through this! Crappy neighbors drive me nuts.
I understand your rant but don't have any advise to give you. I would absolutely not get rid of my birds when I am within the law. Maybe print out the laws regarding chickens and mail it to him.
With the laws concerning animal abuse.
