Neighbor using strobe lights at coop at 5 every morning... remodel fix ideas?

[Blue is my chicken]

I know it is annoying but if someone was harrasing my chickens I would bring them in my house overnight so your neighbour can shine a light at an empty coop and will end up making a lot more noise trying to get air crow
if you have a dog crate or something similar (or even your bathroom if you don't mind the poo) you could put them in their overnight
Or just the cockell if you don't have the space for all you chickens
Oh and put a camera up in you put your cockell inside he will make more noise and you can complain about the extra noise
Hope you can get your neighbour to stop

 

[Debbie292d]

Maybe put up a whole row of artificial Christmas trees? Evergreens can be good light-blockers. Unfortunately it's not the best time of year to find them, but maybe keep an eye on yard sales or look at stores having early pre-Christmas sales. Or maybe cornstalks, which seem to be common decorations at this time of year.

Any other kind of real or artificial plants would work too. But I'm thinking it if LOOKS like a seasonal decoration, it might not bother everyone else who sees it (like yourself, and the neighbors who are not causing trouble.)

If you put up some lights of your own (Christmas lights, night lights, lit Halloween decorations, etc) that might make the flashlight less obvious to the chickens (more light, rather than light in a formerly-dark place.) So the chickens might not be disturbed as much. I don't know if that would be enough to keep the rooster from waking up and crowing, but you could probably test it with things you already have rather than needing to buy anything new.

I love these ideas!!

 

[Debbie292d]

Daytime is entirely reasonable

Thank God the deer hunters only take two days to site in their deer rifles as those things are deafening. They are 160 acres away from here, and me with headphones on listening to court I'm transcribing can still hear it. It makes the chickens run, the wild birds flee, and my parrots in the house won't stop screaming so I cover them and play loud music.

They must be piss-poor shots or invite their friends and relatives over as it goes on for two full days.

 

[Krugerrand]

First and foremost - I've read O.P. and most replies - sorry to hear you're having to go through this situation. So you are now spending your time and money in attempt to correct someone else's bad behavior. Obviously not knowing all the facts here, I do mean to alarm you. As you well know you are not dealing with a stable, sound minded individual. Any ongoing escalating negative situation has little probability of ending peacefully moving through the court system. And now that the law is involved that adds a whole other dynamic to the situation. He may at some time decide that you are now personally attacking him for no good reason at all. He is obviously not deterred by law enforcement so you should take that deadly seriously. His efforts at getting YOU to OBEY HIM are not working as he had planned so he may decide to up his game and change targets/tactics. I'd do everything I could to ascertain if Jack Ass has access to firearms. If so, at even the slightest hint of a personal threat (and I believe you are already there), I'd immediately relay my personal safety concerns to local PD and the County Sheriff's Office. It's now not about noise/harassment complaint, it's about you and your loved ones personal safety. They are called Red Flag Laws in our state which means authorities can at least temporarily remove those from the situation at a minimum until the situation can be resolved. This is something not to be taken lightly. Think about it for a moment - he is acting abnormally at a time when most people are sleeping and is not the least bit deterred by law enforcement and court system. My head would be on a swivel when outdoors.
Another option could be find out if he actually owns his home or is renting. If he's renting that could open up some positive possibilities.
Here's how I'd handle the situation your experiencing - if the lights and sounds are not harming my rooster, other then him crowing early, and the hens are still laying as usual, I would not spend one dime on attempting to negate this awipes behavior. I would go to all my surrounding neighbors and fill them in on the situation with the Jack Ass's behavior from across the street. Some will probably react positively to being informed and some not so much and some might be unaware my rooster was up early, but I would not know until I asked. Some may have already been BULLIED by this guy. And who knows you may find an ally or at least how that situation resolved itself. Based on what conversations I had with my other neighbors I could a) just let my rooster crow regardless of Jack Ass's behavior. b) And if my guy's predawn crowing was bother other neighbors who really didn't want say anything, I'd probably setup a spot for him in my garage to sleep at night then put him out with the girls in the AM. That way I wouldn't be spending money. And then when I would see this person I'd definitely not say a word, just smile and wave. It's like pouring boiling oil on their heads.

My #1 concern would be personal safety. You never know what an unhinged person may do. Secure locks, means of defense, regular camera security. Remember, when seconds count, police are only minutes away.

 

[Loving my girls]

If I wasn’t such a lady I’d say he is clearly a sandwich short of a picnic.
I agree with a lot of those before me.
I would stay awake every night and when it happens call the police and take as many photos and videos as you can.
Keep a log of exactly what and when things happen.
Contact your neighbours and see if they will support you.
Don’t forget you pay for the police to keep you safe.
I don’t know how old you are but if you can use that as well, ‘I’m an old lady and he is scaring me and I am worried for my life’ (even if you’re not)
Kick Ass lady, we are all standing behind you.

 

[Squawkers]

That dude sounds like he has way too much time on his hands

 

[Nym]

Contact your neighbours and see if they will support you.

This is what it came to to resolve the barking dog problem. The best part is it was actually the police who put us in touch with each other, so that they could take the necessary action!

 

[janiedoe]

I'd get a couple boxes of those mirrored ceiling tiles and tack them around the top of your coop that faces him. The other sides won't reflect back so he could still fart around with trying to shine a light in there. Or, maybe extend a tile beyond the side facing him on both ends so maybe his light can't get around them.

The other thing I'd do is first get pictures of him doing that, then get a spotlight in the coop and aim it at his house. What's he going to say?

I was going to suggest a large mirror aimed towards him to reflect it back at him.
I like your idea of blocking his light with a giant screen.

 

[Loving my girls]

I’m trying to think outside the box.

Am I right in saying that it’s the rooster he objects to ?
Is the rooster any problem with any of your other neighbours or is he the closest ?
Have you found the clause that states that you are within your rights to keep chickens ?
Have the police visited him yet ?
Shrug

 

[Muser]

I understand chickens more than people Hope it gets resolved soon, I think the ideas people have posted are legitimately good, I like the idea of the mirror so if he blasts the light, he's only blasting himself back in the face.

The screen should have a mural on it that states 'Roosters sleeping peacefully beyond this line' written on it.