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

[MysteryChicken]

From all the years we had chickens, our neighbor hasn't complained. Only thing they complained about was last year, when my dad was burning a brush pile. (We do this every fall, we live in the country, everyone does this)

 

[DaisyBuff]

It just STARTS there once those HOA nazi's get started they find all kinds of garbage to make your life miserable. Funny thing is, most those snooty old sob's half of them will be moved out in a few years because they can't afford those fancy houses. So much for chickens ruining their property value. Maybe if the taxman said your house was worth less you could still be living there because you could afford it then you sob.

Funny thing is, I give eggs to 3 of my neighbors, I was talking to my one neighbor a few weeks ago and the guy on the other side of him comes by, ... a mr snooty type, he come walking over I think because he seen me giving the other neighbor the eggs. He started his mumbo jumbo and oh man, you givin him eggs? Man oh Man. I got 3 neighbors around me who have chickens and I can't get eggs for NOTHIN!! This gimme dat, the for NOTHIN was the key word there. I knew of one other neighbor a few doors down that had chickens too, I heard them on occasion but was not aware there was yet a 3rd. anyways. I just said, oh really? man oh man, that's crAAAAzy, because every chicken owner I know loves to give away free eggs, we just get so many, wow, you must be a real a hole of a neighbor if nobody wants to give you eggs. he just kind of snarled at me and about a minute later, walked back to his house. You know what buddy, maybe if you'd treat people better and quit crying to the HOA about every little thing everyone does people would be nicer to you.

Daisy, sometimes things that look like disappointments, turn out to be blessings in disguise, you are in a nice place and you got your chickens. The girls make it all worth while.

Aaron

Egg- actly! The chickens weren't the only problem, so many regulations! Such as how far your mailbox has to be from the road, what color your boat seats have to be, the color of your house, everything! When I was a teenager I remember having chickens and They were not allowed where we were living. The HOA pretty much forced us to get rid of our chickens. We gave them to some family. And I lost my best chicken friend in the world. Daisy. Not my buff Daisy, But original Daisy. The white leghorn I loved dearly. That is why I named my Orpington Daisy.

 

[DaisyBuff]

Haha, funny, but that wouldn't win over a lot of people, especially people that eat a lot of processed food and don't appreciate fresh. "just because I eat beef and drink milk, doesn't necessarily mean I want a bunch of cows in a pasture right near my house", for example.
I totally get why people don't want chickens in neighborhoods. Crowing/egg songs can be annoying, , there can be smells (especially if the chicken keeper is not being diligent about maintenance) or the chickens may escape and get onto their property. Just because I love chickens and tolerate a lot of things they do, doesn't mean everybody does, unfortunately.

Right!

 

[3KillerBs]

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.

Don't you just LOVE people who move into the country and then complain about the sounds of the country -- roosters, farm machinery at dawn, chainsaws, etc?

I grew up under one of the then main approach routes to Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and every now and then people would move into the neighborhood and start complaining about the airplanes. Didn't they notice them right up there in the sky when they looked at the property?

"just because I eat beef and drink milk, doesn't necessarily mean I want a bunch of cows in a pasture right near my house", for example.

We rented a house on a cattle farm for 6 months or so once. Cows are excellent neighbors -- quiet and minding their own business.

 

[swampfox440]

I have good neighbors they are some distance away but we all help each other when one is in need and we don't charge each other . I think this makes good things happen where I live .

 

[littledog]

We live right on the city limits of a small town that is quickly becoming a "bedroom community" for people who work in Seattle. Technically, roosters are not permitted within our town, but our two acres are partially within the town and partially not, and our chicken coop happens to be situated where it's not, according to our survey.

Still, if any of neighbors complained (within reason) we would try to work with them, but nobody has complained. Our neighbor across the street has a few hens, and so does another further along the street towards town. We're at a lower elevation from every other neighbor, so even our rooster crowing at his loudest can't drown out the random traffic noise our poor neighbors have to contend with.

 

[BY Bob]

Egg- actly! The chickens weren't the only problem, so many regulations! Such as how far your mailbox has to be from the road, what color your boat seats have to be, the color of your house, everything! When I was a teenager I remember having chickens and They were not allowed where we were living. The HOA pretty much forced us to get rid of our chickens. We gave them to some family. And I lost my best chicken friend in the world. Daisy. Not my buff Daisy, But original Daisy. The white leghorn I loved dearly. That is why I named my Orpington Daisy.

I had one too. My best hen, Daisy, the greatest hen ever.

 

[DaisyBuff]

Don't you just LOVE people who move into the country and then complain about the sounds of the country -- roosters, farm machinery at dawn, chainsaws, etc?

I grew up under one of the then main approach routes to Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and every now and then people would move into the neighborhood and start complaining about the airplanes. Didn't they notice them right up there in the sky when they looked at the property?



We rented a house on a cattle farm for 6 months or so once. Cows are excellent neighbors -- quiet and minding their own bus

I had one too. My best hen, Daisy, the greatest hen ever.

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She looks just like her!

 

[BY Bob]

She looks just like her!

Leghorns are special chickens when you bond with them. I love that yours was called Daisy as well.

 

[Silexian]

Woah, I don't fully understand why chickens are banned in some places, some have logical explanation, but I bet some people are trying to ban chickens to just be plain mean because they don't like them. Now, a few years ago I wanted to move into this house in a large neighborhood. I had some chickens 8 of them I do believe. I did not have Daisy, ( my BYC famous and my favorite Buff Orpington) At the time. I was reading over the regulations and I saw that chickens were not allowed! There was this guy that is trying to convince me to move there, but since chickens were not allowed, no can do. So I moved here. That sure was a nice place I turned down, and it was a reasonable price to. But that is how much I loved my chickens. Some people call me crazy, but chickens is just one animal I do not want to live without.

I will always live in a place where I can have livestock. Luckily agriculture is the main industry in the state and county that I live in. So most state and county laws favor rural living. Most of the customers of my agricultural products are suburban and urban dwellers. They are very friendly, loyal and appreciative. So I always remind myself to not let one bad apple spoil the bushel.