Rooster Noise

[happyhens44]

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[pistol pete]

It is a persons right to do whatever they want to do on their own property. I am proud that we live in a country where people have the freedom to raise as many roosters as they please. However even though I have these same freedoms, I do not abuse them. I enjoy shooting my assault weapons, but I choose to shoot at the range because of the proximity of my neighbors. Are my neighbors anti-gun? No, I occasionally here some shooting around my property. The simple fact is I do not constantly fire large caliber weapons because I respect them.

If my neighbor wants to raise 50 roosters, he is well within his rights and I have no intention of trying to take away that freedom. I do however enjoy peace and quiet that comes from living in the country and this man has taken that away. Am I to just learn to live with the noise because my neighbor is not breaking the law? Would it be wrong for me to set up a Q siren(old fire engine siren used to call up cattle) outside of his back door and run it 15 hours a day? It is within my rights and I enjoy the sound of the Q, in fact I find it peaceful. Its not my problem that my neighbor finds the sound excruciating.

I realize a rooster crowing is not a Q siren and it is a natural sound. My mother has a parakeet which has a beautiful singing voice. However, I spent last Sunday at her house and the bird never shut up, by the end of the day I was ready to have a parakeet sandwich.

 

[shesaredroan]

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Yes, it would help a lot. Might want it a bit longer than his property frontage there. They build 14' walls by the freeways here now to block noise and it helps more than you'd expect. They are 14' because the expressway or freeway overpasses are so high.

BTW there is a documentary on exactly this same situation. Guy moved in after everyone else and started getting roosters. Their lives became hell. It is part of a documentary called The Natural History of the Chicken. Netflix has it for instant viewing.



Thank you galanie for mentioning this documentary........I too saw it, on TV, and was trying to think where I saw it, so I could tell Pistol Pete about it. As I watched this TV show I felt so bad for the poor people who had to endure this incessant crowing!!! The documentary taped the crowing, it was so far beyond reasonable. As I recall the person with the MANY roos moved in after the other neighbors had been living there for a while, and the new person seemed to have NO CONCERN for anyone else.
I am presently dealing with something similar (noise disturbance). Someone just down the road has recently put in a 4wheeler track. Now mind you, the people who own the land don't live around here. The noise is enough to make me and the neighbors grind our teeth!!! I've lived here for 11 years in peace and quiet.
We also have to consider how this 4wheeler noise annoyance is going to affect our property value!!! I have spoken to several neighbors who all are concerned about this disturbance. We believe this is a PROBLEM. Where I live, the Sheriff's Department is our point of contact.
We feel the way to go about dealing with our problem is to talk about 'noise disturbance'!!!! Many of us have chickens (a few roos) but this 4wheeler noise is like having 50 roos living next door.

 

[galanie]

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People seem not to know that with freedom comes responsibility. It is when we fail to be responsible that our freedoms are taken away. As in the documentary I mentioned before, The Natural History of the Chicken, the man's lack of concern for others and abuse of his rights caused him to lose that freedom.

 

[andrea98]

Wish I had some advice for you. I can only imagine your
Headache . Maybe you could talk to them ?

 

[Kaceyx73]

For anyone contemplating changing laws to correct problems, you need to take a step back and think really hard. We have so many insane laws on the books already because we as a people have come to this point where we think the law is there for every little problem. We become much more defensive, and so do the neighbors. folks, we are all human here. Everything we are begins and ends with the individual. We all have our rights, but it is OUR responsibility to come together and find ways to live as communities. Seeking changes in laws destroys communities and neighborhoods, and puts everyone involved on edge.

I suggest trying to stop by and talk to him, not combatively, but friendly. Ask if you can "visit" his boys, and learn about them. Mention politely that they are pretty loud, and you have no interest in deterring him from exercising his right to keep them, but you are trying to find away to cut down on the noise. Maybe he has been through it before, and that's why he is where he is. Tell him you were thinking of putting in some evergreen trees like leyland cypress that would grow fast and thick to alleviate some of the noise. You wanted to mention in advance so that he didn't think you were trying to hide behind a wall. You might even ask politely if he minds helping plant them. By not putting the burden straight on to him, you are being less combative, and may very well come to be friends with someone. If you live in the country, its your responsibility to protect your peace and quiet. Country living means livestock and the associated smells and sounds. It also means knowing you are closer to predators that can endanger you own livestock. Furthemore, it IS ABSOLUTELY not mine or anyone's responsibility to protect YOU from OUR property. Next thing you know someone will start passing laws or filing lawsuits against neighbors because they are allergic to certain grass. I am actually surprised that has happened yet.

 

[pistol pete]

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Thank you for the reply but I am puzzled by the solution. Leyland cypress tress are a five year solution, I need this to go away soon? Would you just learn to live with me buying the land next to your house and putting in a motorcross park? I assume you would have a problem with it and try to do something about it. I have already stated in a previous post, that I do not want to bring the law into this situation. I simply brought up cockfighting laws because he is raising a breed known for cockfighting.

If he does not want to find a new hobby, I simply want to show him how nice it is to live next to a constant noise he does not enjoy. I assume people that raise roosters, don't mind listening to them. How do you think he would feel about me putting in a puppy farm, next door to his house.