Neighbor threatening to "take out my roosters"

[Just reebok]

Oh My gosh! I've been following this thread and am SO pleased with how you handled it. And can I just say as someone who DREAMS of living in the country - I would KILL for the chance at a "neighborhood" like that. I've been looking at property locally - and because of this story - if I do get serious about some land - I absolutely will be looking at the yards of the neighbors to get a feel whether they are glorified city-slickers - or actually enjoy the rural land for what it is intended to be. I want land for my kids to explore, to have a decent garden, to have chickens and sheep and maybe a horse or 2. I want to learn to work it, and enjoy every ounce of sweat equity that comes in working with nature.I could just imagine the frustration in your situation. A dear friend of mine bought a cabin on 15 acres in the mountains.. and we were sitting on her porch talking and laughing one day - it was 2 in the afternoon.Just she and I - no music, no alcohol - just talking and playing Gin... and her neighbor next door stood at the fence line and screamed horrible things about how he had moved to the mountains for peace and quiet. Then he started whistling LOUDLY - so we started whistling the exact same tune LOUDLY back at him. Turns out - he's the mountain drunk - and gets ****** OFF at everything. Pretty much all the neighbors hate him. AND - my friend's uncle is the LOCAL SHERIFF. HAHAHHA.. yeah.. he had a lovely visit from the Sheriff and boy - he pretty much has kept quiet every since. THough when we do up there - he will start screaming in his house loudly - but oh well. Can't win them all.. and honestly - it's pretty dang funny to torment him when we can. So mature, I know..

 

[cadams]

the more i read i think of this

 

[bloom_ss]

I wish I lived next door to you! I live in Spokane (not too far away...lol) and I have a pain in the you know what neighbor also. We can't have roosters here in the valley so I have only girls, but he STILL complains! Our neighbor has reported us to SCRAPS also saying our dogs are barking too much and that one of them got loose and jumped on his car and scratched the hood. I still have yet to see any scratches on his car from this incident...

Anyway, I hope your neighbor quits bothering you. Loved your pictures by the way! Someday, I hope to live farther out of the city like you do. =)

 

[wpalmisano]

I live in a farming residential area. Its a rural farm town but I only have a little over an acre. I have 4 roosters and they are loud. Tough. I live in the country to be left alone. You don't like my garden or my roosters? I don't like your house color, or your screaming kids or your political lawn sign. My land, my rules. I hate when people move out here to "get away" and then try to turn it into the place they just left. Morons.

 

[barbiegirl]

Very pretty pictures. I don't know why your neighbor would complain. Some people are just morons. Good luck with your new sheep.

 

[animallover505]

Kathryn4629--I think your farm is lovely and well-tended. I would love to have you as a neighbor!

me too!

 

[oldrooster]

perhaps you might consider putting a sign out front of your house that appears to be professionally painted with the wording to imply there will be a large scale turkey operation there put it up over night and when he says something about it tell him a friend works for them and they are finishing the paperwork to buy you out because you can't stand him. and tell him you'll nix it if he leaves you alone....

 

[weimarmama]

Love the pictures of your place - it's so gorgeous and you obviously take very good care of it and the animals. He ought to be thankful to have you as a neighbor.

 

[Whittni]

If I were in your situation I'd just grow a bunch of privacy bushes so that guy can't see my chickens then I'd buy some kind of alarm if to scare that guy off with like a motion detector that goes BEE-DOO, BEE-DOO really loud in case he did try to get in. I'd also report a threat like that to the local animal control of a deputy.

 

[Mattemma]

Great pictures. You have an awesome place.Hope your rude neighbor moves,and you get someone more like minded.

Did I mention stinging nettle? Great stuff along with thorny bushes to keep trespasses at bay.Stings for hours but plant away from windows as it smells like peeeeeeeeeeee