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

[Dinogrrl]

All of my immediate neighbors really like my chickens. IE the ones who would be most bothered by the noise or anything. They don't mind the Egg Song. The neighbors with kids/grandkids like to watch the chicken run around my yard, and didn't care that once I had to hop my fence into their yard to retrieve a pullet who had flown over the fence (who got a wing trim right then and there). One neighbor has an elderly dog who was quite fascinated by the chickens, so I'm glad I could offer him some entertainment in his last days.

I've only had one person in the neighborhood get snitty at me, and it was when I was really upset and made a post on Nextdoor asking for help finding one of my chicks that had gotten loose (taken by a hawk, it turned out). She decided THAT was the opportune time to kick me while I was down and get on her HOA high horse, which she was wrong about anyway.
I haven't heard anything since though so whatever. Mind your own business, lady.

 

[Ascholten]

THAT right there is why I refuse to use and loathe that stupid nextdoor app. Just a bunch of frustrated housewives having a Karenfest. It's amazing how many pretentious POS's there are today just looking for a reason to dump on another neighbor to feel good about themselves. Get a German Shephard if you are that uptight.

Aaron

 

[Dinogrrl]

Yeah I rarely get on Nextdoor (on only on my computer, not the app). Use it mostly for buying and selling items locally. I was really hoping someone would at least find the remains of that chick though, it was my only Rhode Island Red out of the hatch and I was looking forward to keeping him.

After she made that comment to me, I just blocked her. Didn't reply, didn't message her, nothing. Don't need that sort of attitude in my life.

 

[Ascholten]

I am not sure if they are in your area, or even around anymore but another place to find stuff, free too is called freecycle.net Edit: I went there and it seems to have changed up a bit but the general 'theme' is the same. Get stuff others don't want, often times its pretty good stuff too.

I used to frequent there to get old appliances etc to either fix and sell / give away to needy people or just flat out recycle myself.

It might be an alternative to finding local stuff to buy / barter etc, w/o having to go thru mygermanshepardranawaybecauseiranoutofpeanutbutter.com and putting up with the miserable neighbor garbage.

There's also craigslist too however that has gone downhill pretty much over the years as well sadly.

Aaron

 

[blackacres]

I wanted chickens for a very long time but lived in a small town that didn’t allow them. Mind you, it was a RURAL town with a population of less than 1,000 and is surrounded by corn fields, but we couldn’t have chickens. ‍♀ We moved out of town almost two years ago and now my chicken dreams are reality. Neighbors haven’t complained but aren’t really close enough to hear them anyway.

 

[Ascholten]

Roosters are a pain, Hens, they can get vocal sometimes but unless your neighbors are right on top you really should not be able to hear them. RIR's are drama queens, other breeds, not so much. Still even with her crying for attention, crying for food, crying for this and that, the neighbors really shouldn't be able to hear.

aaron

 

[SilverBirds]

At our last house, one neighbor complained that the chickens were attracting flies to their cookout. Their coop was on the OTHER side of the fence and were rarely let out. We also had beehives and they said if they saw bees in their yard they'd spray them. Well, we moved.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

At our last house, one neighbor complained that the chickens were attracting flies to their cookout. Their coop was on the OTHER side of the fence and were rarely let out. We also had beehives and they said if they saw bees in their yard they'd spray them. Well, we moved.

Sounds like a real treasure of a neighbor

 

[GingerRose]

My peacock JoJo has a big mouth, all night long....

 

[gimmie birdies]

My guy neighbor built my chicken coop for us, but later complained about roosters. Our HOA didn't have rules about roosters, then he complained and now they do. I still keep roosters and so do neighbors, HOA doesn't act on anything. My neighbor has a closer neighbor now that has a rooster and it crows every day. I do try and control some of the crowing of mine though, keep him in until after 9 am or so.