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[Hangtown Farms]

I'm sorry to hear about your neighbor troubles. I've had plenty of my own. If you don't have any roosters you should be able to fight this thing and win it.

Go to Radio Shack and get yourself a measuring device for sound, I can't remember what its called. They'll know what it is. It measures sound in dB levels. In the package is a chart that gives normally acceptable noise levels all the way up to intolerable. Find out exactly how loud your clucking hens are. I'll bet its well within the acceptable range. Also, if you can prove how many birds you've sold since he first notified you of a problem, that will help. Take pictures of your clean pens/birds to show the judge. Isn't there an allowable number of hens you can have? If you're within your rights, and you can prove that they are not as noisy as he may claim, you should be good to go.

I've been to court over my birds, when I lived in California and I won my case with this information. I was within my allowed number of birds and I could prove they were not as noisy as the neighbor claimed. Right to Farm is on your side.

If he has to prove your birds are too noisy then you should still be ok, let him try, but in the meantime, arm yourself with what you can. Know the laws of your specific residential zone. "Chickens clucking at all times of the day" is not a noise violation. You have rights, you'll need to fight for them.

I wish you the best of luck.

yes on the clucking. if it is allowable to have chickens you should be ok.

 

[chicharomirinda]

Ugh what a nightmare Elizabeth! People are awful, I know you stay on top of only keeping quiet birds. "Clucking at all times of the DAY" REALLY??? Some people I swear. I feel like at a reasonable noise level anything goes in the daytime. And chickens are definitely a reasonable noise level. People need to realize that when you don't like your neighbors or find something annoying about them then you MOVE. It sucks but that's my view on it. If it were night time noise or like using a bandsaw all day everyday then I'd get it but complaining about hens is just ridiculous. Now IM angry for you!

Yes I would love to take your colored layers. I'm sorry it has to be this way though!

I know, I would think they would be happy that it's not an animal that barks at night, for example. My girls are in bed before sundown. anyway, glad you can take some. I will PM you what I have and you can decide what you want. I would totally look into moving myself if we weren't so far underwater on this place.

yes on the clucking. if it is allowable to have chickens you should be ok.

I hope so. It's just a pain to go through this. I hope that reducing the numbers further will help.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Sorry I haven't been on lately, everyone. This author thing is progressing far better than I ever dreamed, and it's taking a lot of time. I have a projected release date, and have been invited as a senior member on another for-profit book project. But all of this takes a LOT of social networking to get it done, so I've been spending more time on Facebook than anything. (When I'm not editing my my novel for publication and working my massage business, growing a garden, taking care of the farm, and being a mom and wife.) It's all good, but I've been neglecting my BYC friends! Plus, I bought one of Sunny's puppies for my husband's birthday. We named him Gozer, from Ghostbusters. Gozer the Gozerian, Destructor of All Worlds! So yeah, he's on a bit of a tear. We're still working with him to understand that chasing chickens isn't cool at all, but he's not trying to hurt them. He's only 12 weeks old. We totally love him, though. Tater does a pretty good job babysitting him, but she doesn't do anything to keep him away from my chickens.

Elizabeth, so sorry to hear about your neighbor problem! I'd offer to take some, but I have to cycle through some of mine really soon.

I have 12 chicks that are now fully fledged and running around the yard, plus 4 ducklings that are almost the size of full sized ducks (at 4 weeks old!) I'll try to get pictures soon. The ducklings turned out beautiful from the cross-breeding. Would anyone happen to want a speckled sussex rooster, about 6 weeks old? You never know... I figured I'd ask anyway. He's a long way away from crowing, but obviously a boy. I think he's the only roo I got out of these chicks, but it's probably a little early to tell on some of them.

Daniel, good to see you on here again!

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Awwwww Sunnys pups are the cutest!

 

[chicharomirinda]

Aubrey came by and picked up some of my colored layers and I am down to 23 chickens. Darling Mommy is coming to get 2 ameraucanas on Friday. I'm trying to get down to about 12-14.

Sorry I haven't been on lately, everyone. This author thing is progressing far better than I ever dreamed, and it's taking a lot of time. I have a projected release date, and have been invited as a senior member on another for-profit book project. But all of this takes a LOT of social networking to get it done, so I've been spending more time on Facebook than anything. (When I'm not editing my my novel for publication and working my massage business, growing a garden, taking care of the farm, and being a mom and wife.) It's all good, but I've been neglecting my BYC friends! Plus, I bought one of Sunny's puppies for my husband's birthday. We named him Gozer, from Ghostbusters. Gozer the Gozerian, Destructor of All Worlds! So yeah, he's on a bit of a tear. We're still working with him to understand that chasing chickens isn't cool at all, but he's not trying to hurt them. He's only 12 weeks old. We totally love him, though. Tater does a pretty good job babysitting him, but she doesn't do anything to keep him away from my chickens.

Elizabeth, so sorry to hear about your neighbor problem! I'd offer to take some, but I have to cycle through some of mine really soon.

I have 12 chicks that are now fully fledged and running around the yard, plus 4 ducklings that are almost the size of full sized ducks (at 4 weeks old!) I'll try to get pictures soon. The ducklings turned out beautiful from the cross-breeding. Would anyone happen to want a speckled sussex rooster, about 6 weeks old? You never know... I figured I'd ask anyway. He's a long way away from crowing, but obviously a boy. I think he's the only roo I got out of these chicks, but it's probably a little early to tell on some of them.

Daniel, good to see you on here again!

congrats on your author success and the new puppy. just more and more to keep you busy! hope you can find a home for that roo. i really liked my ss guy.

 

[Flowers of Abba]

Sunny has pups!?! What breed? How did I miss this all these years?

 

[americanvalkyrie]

 

[Flowers of Abba]

Oh my goodness!!!

 

[wolftracks]

You can see his mommy and his daddy in there. Glad someone on here has one so we can watch it grow up.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

lol love those ears