Official BYC Poll: Have Your Neighbors Ever Complained About Your Chickens?

[topochico225]

My neighbors love my chickens. They have 3 little boys and their cousins come over all the time, so when we walk outside we'll usually find 6 or 7 little heads peeking over the fence at the chickens

 

[Ascholten]

There are several dogs around us that do this. It's so annoying

I was towing a trailer and a stupid dog ran in front of me. My dumb ass put the truck in a ditch trying to avoid the dog. 150 dollars later getting dragged out of the mud by the tow truck, next dog that does that, is road pizza. The guy has a problem with his animals getting loose and does not care. Calling animal control, well, they don't care either until someone gets bit. I tried to talk to the man in a nice manner and was told, well it's rural so deal with it, at which point I told him that the next time I lock up the brakes because one of his cows is in the road. That has happened too, that I am going home with half a ton of steak and if he complains.... well.... it's rural..... I tell you what, you want to crap your pants, try coming up on a bull at 4 am on a dark foggy road, it was a solid black cow and it was like a ghost, just like out of nowhere, there it was, and there I am doing 45. I remember the first thing I seen was the blue tag it had on it's ear. I was driving a saturn at the time so am pretty convinced that if i was not able to stop and hit that thing, my height off the road .vs. that bull, getting dong in the face before dying is NOT my idea of how I want to go out !!

Aaron

 

[Ascholten]

I Get dogs bark too, but these hound bellow, all night and all day. They're like the Bumpusses from Christmas Story

Bumpus' were from the sequal to christmas story, I believe it was called My Summer Story ?

 

[OzarkChooks]

We live out in the country. You can hear roosters, cows and dogs all day and all night. No one complains.

 

[21hens-incharge]

While no one has complained about my birds one DID start to complain to me about a neighbors rooster......I offered to put my hounds in the yard since surely they are much louder than that small rooster. The neighbor turned and left. I guess that rooster isn't as bad as she thought.

 

[Ebony Rose]

I live in a rural neighborhood. I'm the only one in the area that owns an incubator. I always hatch more chicks than I need and gift the extras to the neighbors. Never get complaints about my chickens.

 

[DaisyBuff]

We live out in the country. You can hear roosters, cows and dogs all day and all night. No one complains.

Right. I live so far into the country, the first traffic light is miles away from my house. Nobody ever complains about my chickens In fact, they love them. My neighbors have 5 kids, 4 are already adults and their school age little boy loves to come over and see my chickens from time to time! I also give them my chickens eggs. He even complimented me on how soft my Buff Orpingtons feathers were. On the other side of my house, my other neighbors have sheep, and cows in their big pasture. They even have chickens! Tons of them! I am glad I live in the country. I would never go back to living in the city for anything. Country life is the best life indeed.

 

[Silexian]

The back side of my property borders a subdivision. When I first got chickens, The president of the subdivision committee drove over to my place. Then with a paper copy of their HOA laws in hand. Began to inform me that their HOA did not allow chickens or the type of fencing that I had started constructing around the perimeter of my property. I asked to see the paper. He looked very confused and taken aback when I started writing on it. Explaining that my address was on the county road. That I only had to construct a fence to detain my animals and that by state law. Anyone that shared a border with me where the new fence constructed. Was liable to pay a portion of the cost. That also if they did not detain their pets and they harassed or harmed my animals. That the pet owner was liable for all damages and that if deemed necessary to protect my livestock. I could use lethal force to dispatch their pets. Then politely asked him to make sure to fully explain what I wrote at their next meeting. Then show himself back down the driveway.

 

[Isadora]

The back side of my property borders a subdivision. When I first got chickens, The president of the subdivision committee drove over to my place. Then with a paper copy of their HOA laws in hand. Began to inform me that their HOA did not allow chickens or the type of fencing that I had started constructing around the perimeter of my property. I asked to see the paper. He looked very confused and taken aback when I started writing on it. Explaining that my address was on the county road. That I only had to construct a fence to detain my animals and that by state law. Anyone that shared a border with me where the new fence constructed. Was liable to pay a portion of the cost. That also if they did not detain their pets and they harassed or harmed my animals. That the pet owner was liable for all damages and that if deemed necessary to protect my livestock. I could use lethal force to dispatch their pets. Then politely asked him to make sure to fully explain what I wrote at their next meeting. Then show himself back down the driveway.

I'm guessing they didn't bother you again...

 

[Cinnamon11]

My neighbors have mentioned that a hen has hopped over but didn’t seem to care about his yard more that his dogs would get it. My other neighbors say they like the noise