Roos vs. Neighbors-Need Advice

[ducks4you]

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I AM a city folk who moved out to the country. And...it is quiet.

However, the town that I moved to isn 't fashionable. All anybody really cares about is whether you mow the lawn or not.

I try to keep a low profile, I have neighbors who do their own thing, like the guy on the corner who likes to rev up his motorcycle on Sundays. We live and let live and pretty much get along.

When our enemies "drop the big one" it WON'T be in little Longview, IL!!!!!

We'll be safe.

 

[joebryant]

I have great neighbors, and the only complaints about my loud-mouthed rooster come from ME. His non-stop crowing and aggression were driving me to distraction. After seeing his coming at me from the corner of my eye, I spun and popped the tendon in my leg's thigh and could barely walk, with pain, for almost a month. I'm now remodeling the west end of my barn, making a 12-x24-foot area for him and some other chickens. I finished his section, and he is now in there, and he ain'ta NEVER gonna come out. I know he had to be driving the neighbors nuts too, but they were just too nice to say anything. It is soooooooooo peaceful now even though I do occasionally faintly hear him. I either had to do the barn or kill him. So far it's cost me over a thousand dollars (he ain't worth ten cents), but... I really like the guy!

 

[Beekissed]

On the other hand, being nasty to the neighbor could result in him petitioning the town to make your area zoned.

Maybe if you didn't have 3 roos crowing instead of just one it would smooth ruffled feathers, so to speak. I would ask your other neighbors to be truthful and tell you if the amount of crowing is bothering them, it could just be true, ya never know. Then try to work out a compromise and maybe downsize the number of roos and tell them what you are doing to help them live around your chickens. Tell your complainy guy that you are sorry and didn't realize it was so annoying and you will try to work with them to reduce the noise. Its worth a try. Then you could specialize in just the one breed, with one roo.

I agree that a little honey is worth a truckload of manure when it comes to ticking off the neighbors.

 

[AmyRey]

I think I'm going to go home today and thank our rooster. He's such a good boy. Only crows a few minutes a daybreak. Then keeps his beak shut.

I think I'm lucky.

 

[cgmccary]

Keep your roosters. There are way too many places where roosters aren't allowed to have somebody, with that much acreage buffering you, to complain. You have a bad neighbor who likes to find things to be unhappy about & to complain about. Please do not appease him. Let him move if he doesn't like it. The World is not here for him alone.

It is common for such a "bad neighbor" to claim there are others (who just won't speak up) who don't like the roosters. He is a liar.

I had a neighbor just like him who claimed others felt like him but
were just "too passive to speak up." I spoke to all my immediate neighbors who did not know the "bad neighbor" --who was several homes away from us . . my immediate neighbors said they didn't know him, didn't appreciate him speaking for them and re-affirmed to me they liked the roosters . . . & loved hearing them crow.

STAND YOUR GROUND. TELL HIM TO GET LOST!

 

[cmom]

Offer your neighbors some eggs.

 

[addy8]

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Hi, I'm new here. I usually just lurk, but I felt strongly about this and wanted to let you know...
Unless you see, with your own eyes, actual abuse of children, please do not call Child Protective Services. False reporting is a crime, and even though you can report "anonymously" they can disclose your name with a judge's order. (usually when evidence suggests false reporting)
I have an estranged relative who can't stand that we homeschool, and disagreed with us on our conservative (nothing weird) beliefs. She decided to call in a false report chock full of lies, even though she hadn't seen my children or been to my house in years. An investigator arrived on our doorstep shortly thereafter. Unfortunately for us, we had already been judged guilty solely based on the false report. All evidence to prove us innocent was ignored by the so called investigator. (mountains of school records, plenty of food and clothing, water, electricity, shelter, all firearms locked up in a safe, negative drug tests and no drugs/alcohol present, affidavits from other relatives and our physicians, dentist, orthodontist, etc..., no marks or other signs of abuse or neglect on the children, a CASA agent- court appointed special advocate- who thought we were wonderful parents, and so forth) She decided that we were "at risk of educational and physical neglect." I found out later that this is a huge catagory designed so that almost anyone can fall into it. (woe to those with large families who live in rural areas!) CPS makes their money from federal CAPTA funding, so the more kids in their clutches the more funding they get- too much to get into here, there is an abundance of information on the internet if you're curious. Many innocent families have had similar experiences.
But I disgress. After CPS found us "at risk" they tried to force into "services." (another interesting area of research for the inquisitive)We refused to go along, they were ridiculous and intrusive. So we appealed their findings, and went to court with a lawyer. We spent thousands of dollars and countless hours of research to defend ourselves, along with plenty of sleepless nights worrying. We were cleared of all allegations, the judge actually laughed at at the CPS agents and told them to expunge all records and leave us alone!
I know plenty of other families who aren't so fortunate, and even end up having their children taken from them, even though they were innocent! (another good subject for study) So, once again, I implore you, DO NOT report someone to CPS for revenge! Even if your neighbor is a total ass, unless he is actually abusing his children it is not right to bear false witness! I can't even begin to describe how traumatic it is to have CPS investigating you. My children still panic whenever a strange vehicle pulls into our driveway, and one of my sons is still terrified of police 3 years later. (the police came with the investigator because we have firearms) Please consider the harm you may cause.
Thanks, and sorry for the length,
Lisa

 

[Beekissed]

Yes, please! I had this happen to me by a sis that I hadn't seen for many years. She decided she wanted to report me, on a whim, because I had written and told her to please stop sending Jehovah Witness materials to me.

I didn't go through all the hooraw Lisa did, thank God!, but it hurt nonetheless that someone would ever dream that I would harm my child.

Think real hard before you mess with someone's life....be it with their children or their "supposedly" neglected animals....its mean and heartless.

 

[crtrlovr]

Lisa, you have made some excellent points, and I know people who have gone through similar (though apparently not as extensive) experiences as yours. My heart goes out to you and your family, and I wanted to say WELCOME TO BYC!

 

[redhen]

Also, while the VERY over worked,harried case workers are investigating false abuse/neglect claims...the real abuse cases go overlooked.