Neighbor killed one of my birds

[casportpony]

I've no doubt my neighbor would shoot my peacock if he wandered over there...he shoots great blue herons, sandhill cranes, Canada geese and any mammal that he can get a bead on...I know, because he throws the carcasses into the woods behind our adjoining properties, and my dogs drag them home. fortunately, Argos the Kool has kept his territory on my property...some people are just sphincters, and there isn't much you can do besides penning up your birds ;~(

 

Department of Fish and Game told me that it's illegal to shoot anything on your property without a proper permit.

 

[instar8]

Peacocks not chickens. HE did tell me I could shoot his dog if it came on my property cause she is getting old and hes tired of feeding her. My argument was all he had to do was call me and i would have came over and got the bird. The noise issue is a given but really only during breeding season. First I had ever heard of the car and how do I know it was my bird and not his dog jumping on the car.

Total Sphincter....i sicced my dogs on another neighbor's beagle who was after my chickens...they were smart enough to keep him penned after that...

 

[zazouse]

Sorry about your pea,

People don't always use their heads that is why i live out here away from them all so nothing i do will ever bother anyone.
just make sure none of them get over there again, if you didn't know that means they may be going other places they should not be unless you have an agreement with the rest of your neighborhood where they may go.. they can scratch up cars, i know my ol Pea truck has plenty.

If my peas went over to my daughters and scratched up her new SUV i am sure i would be forking out the money to try and have it them buffed out.. and paint jobs ain't cheap even redoing just clear can be very costly.. i know i did paint and body for almost 20 years

 

[Yoda]

Long story short, my blackshoulder male got out cause I didn't latch the door all the way. It wandered into the neighbors yard and he shot and killed it. His son posted it on facebook which is how I found out. I called him out on it and he has offered to compensate me for it. In our conversation he complained about the noise and said that my free range India Blue has scratched his girlfriends car. His dog has come over here the last few years and has killed probably about a thousand dollars worth of chickens over the years but I overlooked it trying to be the good neighbor. I am at a loss of what to do. He has offered to compensate me but should I leave it at that. I hate to lose my birds due to his noise complaints. What would you do???

The question is how much land you have? If you have enough to allow you to have a rooster then you are allowed peacocks. In my town it is 3 acres and I am considered a farm. New guy bought the house across the street and called the police on my birds LOL they told him there is a small peafowl farm across from you and nothing you can do about it. With that said, I would in fact call the police if you do have the land and are allowed to have the birds. Print out the facebook page you read it on before they remove it, it is evidence. I would also get compensation for the destress of losing my pet to him as well. I would also make him pay for for a pair of Taupe from Legg Peafowl LOL When he forks over $2000 he will think twice on shooting your pet. Then in 3 years I will be glad to buy some eggs from you

 

[Jmiller429]

Department of Fish and Game told me that it's illegal to shoot anything on your property without a proper permit.

not true. fish and game has no regulation whatsoever over domestic animals. Native wildlife may be taken with proper licensing by law,( except where said wildlife is causing direct harm to you, your property or livestock, and generally you need to contact the officer and notify them) but there is no such permit for taking livestock. thats like saying i couldnt butcher a hog or meat chickens or whatever. that said, should the neighbor have shot the bird? no. Was he within his right to do so? from a legal standpoint, yes. It sucks, but you cant prove that the neighbor knew it was your bird, and not bieng a species regulated by a government agency, theres really nothing you can do other than come to an agreement with him.

 

[casportpony]

I was referring to the wildlife being shot post.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Casportpony is right, you definitely do need a permit to shoot wildlife...for example, just a very brief search turns up information like: "Great Blue Herons are protected by state and federal law which makes it illegal to capture or kill them without a permit."
However, I believe that just as in the case of someone killing your peacock or pet, it's hard to prove who did what; you really need documentation if you want to try to do something about it. Unfortunately.

 

[BrendaJ]

Sorry for your loss & that your neighbor is a jerk. Sounds like he doesn't value anything living including his own dog. Glad you confronted him. I don't know the layout of your property but you might want to fence off what's yours. Good fences = better neighbors Very frustrating situation. Best of luck

 

[frenchblackcopper]

My bunch of Peas is terribly vocal and when one starts they all chime in. I too had years ago my neighbors peacock come to my place and scratch my pickup hood all over, another reason all mine are penned up. I would suppose your neighbor could file a nuisance complaint against you and easily could win especially this time of year. But if your zoned in the country, he has little legs to stand on. And if his dogs wanders onto your property, does your county have a leash ordinance? Call the dog catcher on him, let them deal with the dog

 

[Kikiriki]

"Good fences make good neighbors" is an old saying for a reason, hon!

You need to keep your animals contained. I am sorry: I know that is not what you want to hear... If your animal escaped and got run over, it would be your fault. If your animal gets shot in someone elses yard, it is still your fault. Do animals escape despite our best attempts to contain them? Yes, but it is still the owners responsibility!

Ask your neighbor, very politely, to please call you next time it should happen instead of shooting your birds... Then hope he does it, as HE has no responsibility for YOUR animals. If his dog comes over, trap it, then do the poor dog a favor: take a photo and see if someone will adopt her... He may mot be feeding her, or feeding her enough, so your chickens may be keeping her from starving.