Neighbors' chickens running amuck

[sammyf123]

Hi all. Does anyone have any suggestions how I can convince my neighbor to secure his ragtag flock of marauding chickens? His hens run the neighborhood leaving scat on my and my other neighbors porches as well as wreak havoc on flower beds and gardens. My girls are in a secure pen but go nuts trying to get to his huge Jersey white rooster. I've had to move feed troughs from plundering poultry & receive many calls from angry neighbors of loose chickens assuming they are my girls. I've tried to reason with said neighbor but unfortunately he thinks free range means free to roam the neighborhood. I feel sorry for the hens he has lost to dogs and hit and run over by cars. Any suggestions? Thanks for letting rant.

 

[Habibs Hens]

Hi all. Does anyone have any suggestions how I can convince my neighbor to secure his ragtag flock of marauding chickens? His hens run the neighborhood leaving scat on my and my other neighbors porches as well as wreak havoc on flower beds and gardens. My girls are in a secure pen but go nuts trying to get to his huge Jersey white rooster. I've had to move feed troughs from plundering poultry & receive many calls from angry neighbors of loose chickens assuming they are my girls. I've tried to reason with said neighbor but unfortunately he thinks free range means free to roam the neighborhood. I feel sorry for the hens he has lost to dogs and hit and run over by cars. Any suggestions? Thanks for letting rant.

you need to go to your local council if he is not listen to kind advice


sounds like a case of animal cruelty to me

 

[sammyf123]

I do agree it is bordering on cruelty. Since the town I live in is not a zoned municipality(same neighbors burns smelly garbage day and night) we have to rely on the county sheriffs office for complaints. They seen slow to act so far. The dog warden is supposed to handle these types of situations but we have one officer for a huge county and it seems rabid pittbulls take priority to loose chickens, although she promised to investigate soon.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Start trapping them. Sell or dispose of them as you see fit.

 

[sammyf123]

I have collected a few nicely blue tinted Easter egger mixed mutt eggs out of my dog box ;-). About ready to pen her up

 

[conny63malies]

catch them and eat them.

 

[Habibs Hens]

seems to me that your neighbour don't know from day or night if he is loosing them to dogs and cars


so I agree with A. T. H. catch them and sell Eat or keep as you see fit

 

[oldrooster]

catch them and eat them.

yes it will be hard to prove who's chicken is in the crockpot and possesion is 9/10 the law.....

 

[elibar90]

you are taking care of them if that is what he calls it lol so do what you want

 

[Mattemma]

Eat them.