Transitioning from roofed to roofless run

[countryladyNH]

Ooh...you could paint an umbrella with wording like the sign I made for my coop. I’ll have to send you a PM since it’s a bit tongue-in-cheek and not necessarily age appropriate to publicly post in the forum...on its way in a minute!
Other Points I’d Mention;
*This is my first year with chickens. I have 7 Barred Rocks & 5 Golden Comets. My Golden comets are not anti-social, but not necessarily people pleasers either. But....my Barred Rocks are super sweet girls. Every time I go into the run, there’s at least one (usually 2) girl/s hitching a ride on my wheelchair; a couple of them will perch on my shoulder if I sit still long enough!
*Im always amazed at how the lesson of “Kill ‘Em with Kindness” works so often. It brought you out on top with city officials. And, personally, I also tend to use it in a not so nice way...like I would totally take the opportunity to kill the neighbor with kindness next time I saw them. “Hi, neighbor! How’s your day? Mines been incredible; really great, couldn’t be better on this side of the fence! I mean, beautiful yard, happy chickens, yummy eggs, etc!!!” Pahahaha!

LOL, yeah, I heard someone on another thread mention COOP FUSTER CLUCK.
I think I would paint something like THIS IS A CHICKENS WELCOME NEIGHBORHOOD! on the umbrella tops!

 

[drinkoj]

Or this.

 

[K0k0shka]

COOP FUSTER CLUCK

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time!!! That is the BEST coop name I have ever heard. I laughed so hard that my 6-year-old came to see what was so funny, and now I'm having to dodge questions I'm DYING to paint something like that on the coop wall, and wondering if I can get away with "hey, I'm just trying to inject humor into the situation to diffuse neighbor tensions" if he complains to somebody. Would that fly?

 

[K0k0shka]

Or this.

I've been doing lots of this since last night, I just haven't had a chance to do it to the neighbors yet It's cold and windy and there's nobody outside. But whenever I do run into them, I'll have to think of something fitting

In the meantime, I think I'm going to bake chicken-shaped cookies and give them to my supporters

 

[drinkoj]

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time!!! That is the BEST coop name I have ever heard. I laughed so hard that my 6-year-old came to see what was so funny, and now I'm having to dodge questions I'm DYING to paint something like that on the coop wall, and wondering if I can get away with "hey, I'm just trying to inject humor into the situation to diffuse neighbor tensions" if he complains to somebody. Would that fly?

Heck, if you really want to have fun name the coop and run after HIM! You know, "Drinkoj's Coop" in a bright red color so he can see it everyday from their 2nd story window.

 

[Baumshell28]

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time!!! That is the BEST coop name I have ever heard. I laughed so hard that my 6-year-old came to see what was so funny, and now I'm having to dodge questions I'm DYING to paint something like that on the coop wall, and wondering if I can get away with "hey, I'm just trying to inject humor into the situation to diffuse neighbor tensions" if he complains to somebody. Would that fly?

Why not? There aren’t any actual swear words. I remember visiting relatives in Florida and seeing highway signs, T-Shirts, stickers, etc for a restaurant called FudPuckers.....

 

[drinkoj]

I'm just trying to have fun with you. In all honesty, I had an issue with a neighbor once and me simply riding by them with on my lawnmower, smiling big at them and waving probably set them off the most. Stays with the killing them with kindness theme which has worked best for you, and might be the best avenue. But it is fun to gloat behind the scenes.

 

[K0k0shka]

I'm just trying to have fun with you. In all honesty, I had an issue with a neighbor once and me simply riding by them with on my lawnmower, smiling big at them and waving probably set them off the most. Stays with the killing them with kindness theme which has worked best for you, and might be the best avenue. But it is fun to gloat behind the scenes.

Yeah, I've done something like that, too - back when he first turned nasty, one time I saw him in his yard and I waved, smiled and said "Hi!" in a very happy tone, and he just fumed and quickly rushed back inside without saying a word, avoiding eye contact. That felt good! And then a week or two ago when he came out to intimidate me again, I told him I was done talking, so I just ignored him and went back inside. That really set him off too, being shut down. I'm itching to gloat and rub it in, but the thing is, I don't trust anything and anybody anymore, and don't know if there isn't anything left he can still do to me... Any town department he hasn't complained to yet, any angle of attack I haven't thought of yet to defend myself against... So I just kinda want to ignore him and let the victory speak for itself.

 

[bobbi-j]

Yeah, I've done something like that, too - back when he first turned nasty, one time I saw him in his yard and I waved, smiled and said "Hi!" in a very happy tone, and he just fumed and quickly rushed back inside without saying a word, avoiding eye contact. That felt good! And then a week or two ago when he came out to intimidate me again, I told him I was done talking, so I just ignored him and went back inside. That really set him off too, being shut down. I'm itching to gloat and rub it in, but the thing is, I don't trust anything and anybody anymore, and don't know if there isn't anything left he can still do to me... Any town department he hasn't complained to yet, any angle of attack I haven't thought of yet to defend myself against... So I just kinda want to ignore him and let the victory speak for itself.

Probably your best plan of action right now. But I think those umbrellas would look really pretty with some bright neon hippie flowers painted on them...

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Yeah, I've done something like that, too - back when he first turned nasty, one time I saw him in his yard and I waved, smiled and said "Hi!" in a very happy tone, and he just fumed and quickly rushed back inside without saying a word, avoiding eye contact. That felt good! And then a week or two ago when he came out to intimidate me again, I told him I was done talking, so I just ignored him and went back inside. That really set him off too, being shut down. I'm itching to gloat and rub it in, but the thing is, I don't trust anything and anybody anymore, and don't know if there isn't anything left he can still do to me... Any town department he hasn't complained to yet, any angle of attack I haven't thought of yet to defend myself against... So I just kinda want to ignore him and let the victory speak for itself.

I am so glad for you. It is about time the town officials took care of the problem. It is good to know the chickens are not regulated. he fine of $500.00 per day was reduced to $1.00per day.

Good luck with your chickens. Maybe these chickens are your lucky chickens.