Neighbor mad about rooster...suggestions?

[chickengr]

Hi all

I am at a bit of a loss on what to do at this point. Our latest neighbors moved in about 4 years ago and they are NOT friendly
Our community is zoned agricultural and we can do whatever we want out here. Some neighbors have anything from diesel mechanic factories on their property to owning actual lions and kangaroos etc. Property varies but lots are at least an acre and a quarter(what we have) up to 100s of acres. The name farms is even in the community name.

Most recent neighbors have never been friendly. We try to be considerate neighbors. Heard the man cursing out our dog because he was barking (during the day outside)so I bought him a shock collar for barking and call him in if he barks or if I ever see them outside.

Fast forward to the pandemic. I finally convinced my husband to let me and the kids live our dream and get chickens. We put the coop up way back on our property (our lot is long and narrow) the furthest point from any neighbors as our back yard neighbors have the most property. We of course hatched some roosters and we rehomed all of them...5 to be exact. I let the kids hatch a few more eggs to help with the grief of rehoming all these babies and of course we got two more roos. These roos were so awesome though and we loved them.

My side neighbor of course started to complain...you know the neighborly way. Mumbling curse words at me when I would come in my gate. (this guy has never been friendly once) and then having his wife text me. So we rehomed the dominate rooster that did crow fairly loud. However, that left us with the one we really want to keep. He is so small and gorgeous. A frizzle blue bantam polish. His crow is so weak the girls won't even play with him . He only crows during the day.

I came home to a letter in my mailbox today that says YOUR ROOSTER CROWS FROM 6AM TO6PM EVERY DAY. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. Then it was signed by him.

I don't want anyone to be miserable in their own house and I believe he works second shift and sleeps during the day. That being said we will most likely never again find a rooster that is so quiet (he does not crow non stop and I can't even hear him in my house which is frame while theirs is CBS). I also think that if we get rid of the rooster it is not going to change our relationship with them at all and he will just find something else to complain about. If their any neighborly dialogue I might think differently.

Again we try to be good neighbors. We cut down a big oak tree near their property line so they could grow a tree they planted as we saw the shade from our oak would kill it. We keep our yard tended always and I do the best I can with the noise. The chickens are in Omlet coops with autodoors so they are locked up sunset to a few hours past sunrise now that it is cooler. Work days they are in the run and on weekends we let them out to free range.

I am just wondering what you would do. Should I rehome him? So far I have just ignored the letter. Feeling really sad today.

I have exactly the same problem. I tried to be nice with them, tried to bribe them with the eggs but they are just mean people. after 5 years of hell I just asked them why they didn't buy a house in some elite area where animals are not allowed and ignore them ever since. they continue to be mean and I had to call police a few times.

 

[chickengr]

If the keeping of roos is allowed and all other codes (setbacks and such) are being followed, I would continue to ignore him. If more letters came, I would report him for harassment. If the letters aren't post marked and just slipped in the mailbox, I would report to the postal service.

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[Poultrybonkers]

I don't see how that has anything to do with it. Mine are locked up at night and he will crow whenever he feels the need.

If i had a roo that crowed all night hed be in my freezer my males dont crow until at least 7 but the coop muffles it as if they can leave the coop whenever it wouldnt muffle it and i have roosters, crowing that early is annoying.

 

[Mrs. K]

How far is the rooster from their house? I love roosters, but I would not want a rooster crowing outside my house if I had to sleep in the day time. My roosters crow, but their coop is a long ways away from my house or anyone else's.

I would not like a barking dog either. Noise is noise, and there really isn't much difference. If you are confident, that the rooster crowing at night would not wake up your household, well, then keep him. You can keep him regardless, maybe they will move.

 

[3KillerBs]

If it's your right to have the animals then it's your right to do so.

It never pays to give in to the tyranny of the most easily offended.

 

[Banana01]

Is it possible to relocate your chickens any further away from your shared lot line and from his house to help minimize the noise? Is it possible to install a tall privacy fence on your shared lot line?

This type of neighbor is potencially dangerous and will want to poison your animals or shoot at them or whatever else. A cam is a good idea too.

Sorry you have to go through this! Im up at 3:30 am every day but easily fall back to sleep another hour through the crowing to feed my chickens at 5:00. I can sleep through it and it is part of my life, but he is not going to accept it and just wants to be angry.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Hi all

I am at a bit of a loss on what to do at this point. Our latest neighbors moved in about 4 years ago and they are NOT friendly
Our community is zoned agricultural and we can do whatever we want out here. Some neighbors have anything from diesel mechanic factories on their property to owning actual lions and kangaroos etc. Property varies but lots are at least an acre and a quarter(what we have) up to 100s of acres. The name farms is even in the community name.

Most recent neighbors have never been friendly. We try to be considerate neighbors. Heard the man cursing out our dog because he was barking (during the day outside)so I bought him a shock collar for barking and call him in if he barks or if I ever see them outside.

Fast forward to the pandemic. I finally convinced my husband to let me and the kids live our dream and get chickens. We put the coop up way back on our property (our lot is long and narrow) the furthest point from any neighbors as our back yard neighbors have the most property. We of course hatched some roosters and we rehomed all of them...5 to be exact. I let the kids hatch a few more eggs to help with the grief of rehoming all these babies and of course we got two more roos. These roos were so awesome though and we loved them.

My side neighbor of course started to complain...you know the neighborly way. Mumbling curse words at me when I would come in my gate. (this guy has never been friendly once) and then having his wife text me. So we rehomed the dominate rooster that did crow fairly loud. However, that left us with the one we really want to keep. He is so small and gorgeous. A frizzle blue bantam polish. His crow is so weak the girls won't even play with him . He only crows during the day.

I came home to a letter in my mailbox today that says YOUR ROOSTER CROWS FROM 6AM TO6PM EVERY DAY. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. Then it was signed by him.

I don't want anyone to be miserable in their own house and I believe he works second shift and sleeps during the day. That being said we will most likely never again find a rooster that is so quiet (he does not crow non stop and I can't even hear him in my house which is frame while theirs is CBS). I also think that if we get rid of the rooster it is not going to change our relationship with them at all and he will just find something else to complain about. If their any neighborly dialogue I might think differently.

Again we try to be good neighbors. We cut down a big oak tree near their property line so they could grow a tree they planted as we saw the shade from our oak would kill it. We keep our yard tended always and I do the best I can with the noise. The chickens are in Omlet coops with autodoors so they are locked up sunset to a few hours past sunrise now that it is cooler. Work days they are in the run and on weekends we let them out to free range.

I am just wondering what you would do. Should I rehome him? So far I have just ignored the letter. Feeling really sad today.

If you love him dont get rid of him....this guys needs to learn some patience or just love this is what farm land is about. Tell him to move to the city..... for god sake.....if it's to bad you can buy a no crow color I heard there successful

 

[EmmaDonovan]

I agree with what others have said about setting up some cameras. I don't trust this guy not to harm animals in some way. I'm sorry he's putting you through this.

 

[aart]

We cut down a big oak tree near their property line so they could grow a tree they planted as we saw the shade from our oak would kill it.

You cut down a fully grown, perfectly healthy oak tree because the nasty neighbor planted a tree in the oaks shade?

 

[GregnLety]

Agree. Study every code in your city, township, county (whatever applies) HOA rules if you even have those, and if you are in compliance then just continue to ignore him.

He seems like the type who likes to throw his weight around, be the tough guy of the neighborhood, everyone else is supposed to adjust their lives around his wants. Life is so unfair to him, so everyone around him needs to be miserable too. But it's fun for him to cause drama, so don't give him any by responding to him.

You've already been more than reasonable by rehoming your loud rooster. Rather than continuing to give up more and more, little by little, as he keeps pushing, just ignore him. He will no longer see you as a source of drama, so maybe he'll turn his attention to the people who keep lions and kangaroos.

Both of us work night shift, so I do have sympathy if this guy is trying to sleep in the daytime. It's annoying when our neighbors start up their lawnmowers or leaf blowers just when we're dropping off, but we'd never consider complaining to them - we recognize people do their chores when they have time, and we consider it a decent trade for us not having to commute in the worst traffic or do our shopping at peak hours. Earplugs and blackout curtains work pretty well!

Oh yeah, maybe you should lose your dog's shock collar. This guy's complaining should not be forcing you to cause pain to your dog for just being a normal dog.

Given the circumstances I'd probably tell him to kma, lol. I don't tolerate someone telling me what I can or can't do.