NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

my cream legbar finally started laying!!!! i am DONE getting new chickens for a while! i see people so excited to get new chickens and i understand the excitement but man my girls are SO MEAN it takes MONTHS for them to accept the new birds. we added the marans and legbar in april and just now they are "ok" with eachother still fighting here and there. it drives me insane! anyway...my new egg is beautiful

I am sorry for your trouble integrating but some breeds just do not get along. Especially in confined places.

 

[rancher hicks]

I suggest buying a copy of "City Chicks" P. Forman

Quote:

" Noise. Hens are quiet. At their absolute loudest, they have a 70 decibel level which is only 10 decibels above the normal human conversation (60 decibels). Compare this with barking dogs and lawn mowers that have decibel levels of 90. Roosters have decibel levels lower than barking dogs, but their crow is so shrill that it can be irritating and the sound carries far. " end quote.

City Chicks, chapter 18 "Get City Chicks Legal in Your Town" , page 381.


This book is full of information on keeping small flocks of chickens in the city.

 

[akaruby]

It looks like moving the coop and run would be a huge effort involving lifting gear etc. I would write back politely stating that it would cost money to move the coop. and if the neighbor wants to pay that's fine. It looks like your coop backs right up to your house? If you move it further away I would think that the 'noise' of the chickens would travel further because it's not absorbed by the current building. Point out too, that you are zoned to have chickens. If you have the time/energy do a 24 hour sound recording of your chickens to show just how 'noisy' they are.
Sit tight - I think this fellow is just being ridiculous. He's trying to make you give up all your birds. Or you could very sweetly say you are going to get half a dozen small yappy dogs instead.......

Its surrounded by 6 ft tall privacy fence and is back by the garage. A recording is a good idea.

If you are within your rights to have chickens and there isn't any excessive noise or mess, and I do remember you even got rid of some of your birds to appease him, I don't see why you should have to do anything else. You should ask him what specific complaint he has that he wants them moved for. You are within your rights, from what I remember you writing, and you got rid of the noisiest birds to help with the problem. You said your coop has no smell. either. It sounds like he is being very unreasonable. I really would ask him exactly why he wants the coop moved, because you don't have to if you don't want to. It's your property and you can do what you want on it, especially since you've already taken steps that you didn't even need to take to diffuse the situation.

Then, if you decide he has a good reason and you want to move the coop, or if you just want to move it so you don't have to deal with him any more, get some lengths of PVC pipe and slide them under the end. The coop will roll up onto them and be easy to move. You'll have to replace the pipe as the coop slides off it and put it back under the coop in the front, but this way you can just roll the coop where you want it. I'm using this method to move a big two story 8x4 coop that I want to sell.

Right - a friend took my three hens that were on the noisy side. Thanks for the PVC pipe suggestion. Not sure if I'll move it or not, but its good to know this tip.

 

[akaruby]

I suggest buying a copy of "City Chicks" P. Forman

Quote:

" Noise. Hens are quiet. At their absolute loudest, they have a 70 decibel level which is only 10 decibels above the normal human conversation (60 decibels). Compare this with barking dogs and lawn mowers that have decibel levels of 90. Roosters have decibel levels lower than barking dogs, but their crow is so shrill that it can be irritating and the sound carries far. " end quote.

City Chicks, chapter 18 "Get City Chicks Legal in Your Town" , page 381.


This book is full of information on keeping small flocks of chickens in the city.

Thanks, I'll definitely have to get that book! My husband pointed out that this morning he heard some really loud birds this morning - but they are definitely not chickens..I'm wondering if they think the noisy birds are mine and not the wild ones.

 

[rancher hicks]

Thanks, I'll definitely have to get that book! My husband pointed out that this morning he heard some really loud birds this morning - but they are definitely not chickens..I'm wondering if they think the noisy birds are mine and not the wild ones.

The same things was happening here a few weeks ago. Lots of noisy nesting birds.

I had more than one family of Robins. Saw birds every morning or when I was out near the garden. This nest was tucked in the weeds near the fence. I had no idea it was there until I finally weed whacked and cleared the area. I will have to consider doing such a thing in the spring. AND when I build my rustic fences and hedge rows. If anyone has room for hedgerows please consider it. Even if it's one borders worth. I just got the idea of what I can do with some of the Rose of Sharon sprouting up. They grow pretty tall and would make nice living "fence posts".



These are not quite a neat as some. There are companies and Societies in England who build Hedgerows.

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I WOULD HAVE TO TEND TO MINE TO AVOID FOXES FROM LIVING IN IT IF IT WERE TOO WIDE. RABBITS I EXPECT WOULD COME.

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[tao chick]

Quick question: do any of you run fans in your coop? I wouldn't want to do it all the time, but the usual breeze that ventilates the coop is non-existent tonight. Just wondering.

 

[maryellen21]

I have a fan in the covered run. I run it on super hot days when I am home.

 

[rancher hicks]

Quick question: do any of you run fans in your coop? I wouldn't want to do it all the time, but the usual breeze that ventilates the coop is non-existent tonight. Just wondering.

Funny you should ask. I noticed the one in my large hoop has died. It was over 100 in there today. I need to find another fan.

I do have one in my wooden coop. Each is to draw the hot air out.

I do expect to adjust the ventilation in each coop just the same. THIS DOOR IS UN COVERED BUT IT STILL GETS TO HOT. OF COURSE IT'S NOT SHADED FROM THE SUN EITHER.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quick question: do any of you run fans in your coop? I wouldn't want to do it all the time, but the usual breeze that ventilates the coop is non-existent tonight. Just wondering.

Yes I have 3 fans running ...this Eve ...pulling air out ...Dont push the air towards them they can get sick

 

[tao chick]

Yes I have 3 fans running ...this Eve ...pulling air out ...Dont push the air towards them they can get sick

Thanks everyone. I have to improve the ventilation for nights like last night. It's an old barn with a stone foundation so it's usually pretty cool. I have a window that I can put a fan in I just have to reinforce it a bit.