neighbors new flock

[Txchickhitch]

My neighbor just bought new pullets yesterday and released them into her yard. Our yards share a 5-foot fence and has worked well. My chicken house and hers are both near the fence. Yesterday her new chickens were EVERWHERE. At one point I found one in my chicken house eating from my feeders. I have always quarantined my animals for 2 weeks before introducing. I do not know the history or health of her animals to be comfortable with them in my chicken house eating and drinking from my flock's containers. When I found this, I dumped everything, and my birds were defending their territory. When I got up this morning, she had released the birds again. I decided to keep my birds in their house today. Am I overacting??

 

[sourland]

Not overreacting. Sad that your neighbor can not control their birds.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Adding a floppy fence to the top of that 5' fence is in your future, if you want to keep your birds separate. Especially if neighbor has a rooster growing out.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I have a neighbor that does the same thing, none of her grown birds have ever come over my fence but Fall before last some of her pullets went through the fence and decimated the seedlings in my garden. I told her to keep them out of my yard. She locked them up until they were older, and no issues. I would definitely see about extending the height of your fence.

 

[Txchickhitch]

Adding a floppy fence to the top of that 5' fence is in your future, if you want to keep your birds separate. Especially if neighbor has a rooster growing out.

had one up a few months ago because of my new pullets (chicks that we hatched), but they outgrew that.

 

[McChooky]

You won't keep them separated without taller fencing or containing them

 

[AidKD]

No, I don't think you are. Best thing to do is go talk to your neighbor about it. You don't know what kind of stuff her birds carry just as she doesn't know what kind of stuff your birds carry. It's not up to you to make sure her birds stay in their yard. I'd go talk to her before putting up more fencing.