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

[Granny23]

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

my rooster Pepper got spooked one day while my coop was being built and wound up in my neighbors yard. She knew we'd gotten chickens so she took a picture of him and came over like are you missing someone??

 

[TurkeyTheQuail]

One time a few of my ladies decided to sneak into the neighbors garden and the neighbors thought it was hilarious. They knew I had quail but prior to that experience I don't think they knew about the chickens

 

[TundraFang]

My neighbors complained because they don't like the color of my barn. (It's hot pink) I have now painted my other barn blue, the coops purple, and the reptile shed will be yellow.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

I selected other because there was no option for "my neighbors like them and many have asked to visit the chickens."
We live in suburban Salem OR, and there are quite a few backyard flocks in our neighborhood. There is an adult foster care facility next door, and the residents ask me to let the chickens free range so they can see them while they sit on the back porch.
The most complaints I get are from m husband because we have a pair of mischievous White Faced Black Spanish hens that get up on the back porch and poop. The porch is a no-go zone. I don't blame him, they also try to sneak into our bedroom.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

My neighbors complained because they don't like the color of my barn. (It's hot pink) I have now painted my other barn blue, the coops purple, and the reptile shed will be yellow.

I bet when people drive by they call your place "the Farm of Many Colors" love it

 

[TundraFang]

I bet when people drive by they call your place "the Farm of Many Colors" love it

Ooh good name idea

 

[Nashv755]

Nope, my neighbors are about 80yo farmer that grew up with chickens. They live about 300yds away and the chickens still go visit where they through out their scraps. They kinda like them but to old to realy mess with there own

 

[Lisawbsn]

My two neighbors who know about them love the girls and visit them with treats. Since they are 15 feet from being legal no one else knows about them. Thank goodness for a tall house to block sound.

 

[Hensintexas]

Keeping backyard chickens is a wonderful thing to do. It has great experiences and lessons that you can learn. On top of that you get eggs out of your pets and your eating healthier. However, your neighbors might not share your enthusiasm for poultry. So in this week's poll, we would like to find out: Have Your Neighbors Ever Complained About Your Chickens?

• If you answered yes, can you tell us how you solved the problems?
• If you answered with no, did you do anything special to prevent angry neighbors?

Please place your vote above, and elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".

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Further Reading:

• Top 10 Things To Consider Before Buying Chickens
• Chicken Laws & Ordinances (And How To Change Them)

(Check out more Official BYC Polls HERE!)

Umm, not yet! They’re still a little young to make enough noise to be disturbing. I’ll let you know in about another month!

 

[Hensintexas]

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

LOL!!