The nerve!

ErinG

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Sep 6, 2010
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Okay I may be over reacting here, but I need to vent. I have 5 chickens fenced on a big piece of open land next to a day care. I look out my window to see a 2 year old running through our newly seeded grass towards my chickens with a piece of bread in his hand. Confused, I look out and see a woman (his grandmother?) behind him with half a loaf of bread. I see what is going to happen, and go outside. There is actually another woman with another two year old also (does this look like a petting zoo?) She looks at me like, oh crap and asks if she can feed my chickens. I said, "No, and you should never feed any one's animals without their permission." They quickly mumbled apologies and left. I am really bothered by the fact that people may be coming onto my property and feeding my birds when I am not home. I'm going to guess that that bread was moldy, and people don't even think about the fact that certain foods are toxic to chickens. I know that I am very protective, but sheesh it seems ridiculous to walk onto someone's property to feed their animals.
 
OMG< The nerve of some people. I can not believe that. I am so glad you caught them before they were able to feed them. I would have been so mad
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Good luck I hope they don't come back.
 
I'm thinking you should probably clearly post "No Trespassing" signs.

Sometimes people just don't think. A friend's pony died when well meaning new neighbors dumped their grass clippings over the fence thinking it would be a nice treat. The new neighbors knew nothing about equines and didn't think to ask if cut grass was okay...
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Anyway, I'm not the least bit surprised to hear that, being situated next to a daycare, people are allowing their children to feed your chickens. As a conscientious parent and respecter of other peoples property, I would never allow my children to do such a thing but we all have such wildly different ideas about what is and isn't okay... Make it clear that it's not okay, at all, by posting signs.
 
I hate feeling like such a curmudgeon! But you are right, people do not think. Posting signs may be a good idea, thanks for it.
 
Sign "Feeding chickens could KILL them!"

People ignore trespassing signs unfortunately but I'd like to think someone wouldn't want to be responsible for killing a person's birds.
 
I can relate...people use to come on my land and feed my horses. But if they bit someone guess who they would blame. I found some things in there pasture I was not happy about...I then put a sign up.
 
I don't think you are over reacting at all.Some people are just rude not to mention dump and disrespectful and they don't think that a "No Trespassing" sign has any meaning .I had a stupid neighbor who dumped grass clipping over my fence for my horse to eat
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He could not understand why I got so angry and threatened to sue him
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Like others have said, the individuals may have no idea the harm they could cause. Rather then a loud "no trespass", perhaps a, "please do not feed the chickens as it may make them sick." you might even offer to go into the day care a couple times a year to give a 10-15 min presentation on chickens, and include a send home sheet for the parents and grandparents . Or, you can get one of those coin feeders, like at petting zoos, fill it with crumbles, and have the kids pay 25 cents to feed your birds! LOL
 

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