NY chicken lover!!!!

[Glasshen]

Breella, this seems off to me. It sounds like a huge pressure and threats when you have been responsible and concerned. Have you looked into this officers connection? Is he known to be a fair person? Does he have a rep for using his position to influence the outcome of situations? I feel for you, and am hoping for a good outcome. What a pain.

 

[miquwid]

Brella I definitely say go to court and like Rancher said with all your correct research and information and see what is up. Something aint right. I wonder if the cop lives around there and is trying to get the neighborhood more suburban and not agricultural. He could be the neighbor with all the complaints.

 

[Metella]

it also sounds like he is stressing you give the roo to a specific person ???? That is bizarre - so is he trying to set them up for Thanksgiving ? Is he doing them a favor by getting a quality rooster to them ?

Bring people and bring a copy of the zoning - sometimes - AND LISTEN TO ME I AM THESE PEOPLE - the people that make a decision have not been trained and don't even know the ordinances - they just try to make the most logical decision or the easiest decision they can. they may not realize there is an RA section in that area - and don't believe you when you say it. Trust me, they spend all of 5 minutes before the hearing doing any "research" so if you hand them copies - and say you are in compliance ... there is not much they can do.

The cop is trying to bully you - or the neighbors are pushing the cops and the cops just it want it all to go away and are picking on the lone voice .... but that is not right for you or for others who want to keep chickens.

 

[AQHAchick22]

Ugh I'm so sorry you're dealing with this Brella...that's horrible. There is something up with the cop for sure. I would definitally take it to court, my bet is that the cop is the one bothered by it and it mentioning court hoping you will get scared and get rid of Duane. There is NOTHING wrong with a rooster crowing during the day. If people can mow their lawns and let their dogs bark why cant a rooster crow? This whole thing is making me angry.

 

[SunnysideupstateNY]

Brella, is this a city/town, county or state police?

Maybe you could get another agency to look into it for you so that one individual isn't using undue influence over you.

If you know you are correct, and have proof, stick to your guns!

 

[ke5hde]

Breella this just sounds shady to me too. He's going through an awful lot of trouble t get you to give Duane to someone that he has specified.

Finally got rid of the last of my extra birds yesterday and picked up a new barnevelder roo. We "should" have the last of the silkies hatch this weekend too.

 

[marquisella]

Quote: All birds are tested for certain things,,but a virus like what we had in the barn is not tested for.Some of the 4-H kids tested birds when they got home,and it was $100 per test! Its not cheap,,but knowing this,,in the future,I will vaccinate my flock against this,before I take them to shows.

Here is what is required to enter
http://www.nysfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-Poultry-rules-regulations-classes.pdf

What disease did they decide the birds had?

I'm going to speak up on this subject. LT which is the abbreviation for this disease, is not a pretty one. I, in fact, came home with it after my first chicken show. I do not vaccinate for it.
Understand, that once you start to vaccinate, you have to continue to do it to all your birds every year. After they are vaccinated, they shed the virus in their feces, so any bird that is not vaccinated for it, or has not had it already, is susceptible to it.

Also, if you vaccinate your birds and sell any afterwards, you have to tell the people you sell to that your bird was vaccinated, because for the reason above, if they don't vaccinate their birds, the new vaccinated bird will shed the virus and infect the non-infected ones.

Also, newly vaccinated birds will be contagious for 3 weeks after you vaccinate, so no one should take any vaccinated birds to a show within the 3 week window, or they will subject all the other birds in the vicinity with the virus.

When I take birds to a show, I start them the day before on Denagard, which is an antibiotic. Then while they are there, I keep them on it and then for a week after they come home. Knock on wood, so far that has worked for me. I used to show at the State Fair, when the birds had to stay for the whole 10 day period. A few years go, they decided to change it so the large fowl are there for the first 5 days, and the bantams are there for the last 5 days. That is better for the birds, but I'm not sure that it isn't still too long for a bird to be at a show.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Breella--Sounds to me like you're the one being harassed. If they insist on taking it to court I would get a lawyer and go in with a trained professional on your side.

 

[Glasshen]

Chicken update. A while ago I found an egg on the roosting are, and thought it was a new layer. But it was full size. Well, Sunday morning I found a definite first egg in the area where the teens roost. Then yesterday afternoon one of the teens was torturing one of the younger orp girls, pulled a great clump of feathers out. When I spoke to her she ran into the coop, and was in a sort of nest area on the platform under the roost bar. I put her in a nest box, and with the older hens and earl's encouragement, she produced an egg. I was surprised how supportive Earl was. This mid-morning there was yet another pullet egg on the floor of the coop. Don't know if all are from Phoebe, or if more are laying. But during the Sunday afternoon that phoebe was getting so much attention, Eunice proved that she was special too. she found that she can climb the Trumpet vine and escape the pen. I escorted her back FOUR times. Guess I'll have to cut it down, cause bad things could climb it too, from the other side.

 

[marquisella]

Morning Everyone,
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.

Glass ~ I think it's great that you want to voice your thoughts on the conditions of the poultry at the fair. I can tell you I for one, who had never been and was looking forward to it very much so, was very disappointed. I had plans to go back a second time with my friend JUST to view the birds/rabbits and I didn't just because of how unimpressed I was the first (and only) time I had gone. On thing that really bothers me about the set up of these livestock buildings is how the animals are "housed" there. I understand that the wire caging is probably the easiest and cheapest route to go but I just don't like the idea that birds aren't really "separated" from the rest. It's like, they might as well be all housed together on large pen. I don't like the fact that one bird is surrounded by three others and can get pecked by all three. No birds should even have the ability to touch another bird! IDK what other type of way they could set up but I just don't like to see birds that closely together like that.


I've been thinking a lot lately about the idea of creating some sort of "pen/run" up in the corner of my yard to keep the chickens in instead of letting them free range every single day. I'm just getting so sick of their messes everywhere. It's so gross and really starting to get on my nerves. Especially when their droppings are right in front of my porch steps or even worse ON my porch!

I know they won't be happy with it but I need to do something. And it's not like they won't ever be allowed out, but I'd like to cut the free ranging down to just one day a week or maybe just on weekends. The ducks will still be let out so they can get to their pond, and besides their messes are NOTHING compared to the chickens. Not sure if I'll get around to it before winter or not. Still contemplating how I can make it a large enough area without having it be permanent. It would need to be something that can easily be taken down if that day ever came again and we had to move.

Electric net fencing. Premier has it for about $175 and ships for free. Its around 150 ft long. I use it for a couple of my pens so they can get outside. We move it to mow, and store it rolled up for the winter. Even if you don't electrify it, it works to keep them in.