- May 30, 2013
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I first want to say that I am not a chicken owner, but as the title suggests, we have a neighbor (immediately next door) that is a chicken owner and has violated multiple city ordinances. I'm a pretty easy going, keep to myself, kind of guy and don't want to cause any ruckus in the neighborhood, especially since we're the newest people on the block, but I'm tempted to report it to the city and wanted to get some chicken owners' thougts.
First, the biggest problem is that our city has a no rooster ordinance and they have a rooster than crows at all hours, oftentimes in the middle of the night at 3 or 4am! Needless to say, it interferes with our sleep quite often, and we've been here for over 3 months, I do not think it is something will get used to.
Second, their coop is right against our backyard fence, which violates another ordinance; it needs to be 40' away from the fence. This one isn't as big of a deal for us. We often see feathers in our yard from the hens, but it hasn't gotten to a point where we can't stand it (unlike the rooster). So I'm hesitant to mention this part at all, but if the city comes to take a look at the rooster situation, they will probably find the coop situation as well... and I don't want to cause any inconvenience for the hens.
Like I said, I'm a pretty mellow guy and I don't want to confront them in person to make it personal. Besides, what would I say? "Please get rid of your pet rooster?" Also, even though they are right next door, their front door is far enough from our front door so that we don't see them often, in fact, I haven't officially met them. And before you think I'm completely anti-social or something, we've actually met all our other immediate neighbors that are closer. It just so happens we are at the bottom of a hill at the end of a cul-de-sac; there are 5 houses at the bottom that are kind of separated from the rest of the street, our house is on the border. Also, when I ask other neighbors about the rooster, they just kind of give me a smirk and say something like, "Oh yeah, the ROOSTER..." Perhaps they aren't bothered by it enough since they're not the immediate next door neighbor.
Ok, sorry for the long back story, but like I said, I just wanted to know if you think there is anything I should do or just go ahead and report the rooster to the city.
First, the biggest problem is that our city has a no rooster ordinance and they have a rooster than crows at all hours, oftentimes in the middle of the night at 3 or 4am! Needless to say, it interferes with our sleep quite often, and we've been here for over 3 months, I do not think it is something will get used to.
Second, their coop is right against our backyard fence, which violates another ordinance; it needs to be 40' away from the fence. This one isn't as big of a deal for us. We often see feathers in our yard from the hens, but it hasn't gotten to a point where we can't stand it (unlike the rooster). So I'm hesitant to mention this part at all, but if the city comes to take a look at the rooster situation, they will probably find the coop situation as well... and I don't want to cause any inconvenience for the hens.
Like I said, I'm a pretty mellow guy and I don't want to confront them in person to make it personal. Besides, what would I say? "Please get rid of your pet rooster?" Also, even though they are right next door, their front door is far enough from our front door so that we don't see them often, in fact, I haven't officially met them. And before you think I'm completely anti-social or something, we've actually met all our other immediate neighbors that are closer. It just so happens we are at the bottom of a hill at the end of a cul-de-sac; there are 5 houses at the bottom that are kind of separated from the rest of the street, our house is on the border. Also, when I ask other neighbors about the rooster, they just kind of give me a smirk and say something like, "Oh yeah, the ROOSTER..." Perhaps they aren't bothered by it enough since they're not the immediate next door neighbor.
Ok, sorry for the long back story, but like I said, I just wanted to know if you think there is anything I should do or just go ahead and report the rooster to the city.