Vent.. neighbor doesn't want my chickens on her back lawn.

[Mac in Wisco]

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Yes, big pain in the rear, but she was saying that her neighbors did not want a fence. The point here is they can actually be required to erect and maintain one. I think this is an exceptional point given that the neighbor has been complaining about livestock wandering into her yard...

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

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Yes, big pain in the rear, but she was saying that her neighbors did not want a fence. The point here is they can actually be required to erect and maintain one. I think this is an exceptional point given that the neighbor has been complaining about livestock wandering into her yard...

I agree. I guess she wants her cake and to eat it too?? The biggest shocker is that all along we have always lived in harmony. I can understand where she is coming from. If she doesn't want the chickens on her lawn that is her right. If she would have called and explained rather than throw rocks and yell and swear at me then maybe I would look at her in a different light. I guess all of a sudden she has blown a gasket.


As far as the drainage goes it's not a septic system. It's some sort of big pipe, under ground that is under part of our land. I would say it's because they put a new foundation in and we actually sit in low land. (we'll see how that works for them). If they want to pursue to keep that part of our land I frankly don't care. It's probably a piece that 20 feet by 80 feet. We still own ALL around them so to me it wouldn't be worth the fight. I am not going to offer that info to them though.

Their dog honestly doesn't worry me. The idea that she has declared war makes me want to be crabby about it though. She did mention the dog is going to be put down soon due to old age I guess so I don't have to worry about it. She said they aren't getting a new dog so I will cross that bridge when I have to. eta the drainage was put in about 4 months ago.

The dumpster is going to be pushed over on their lawn since it's not ours. We don't need it. We are waiting until we put up the fence to do this.

I am going to check out the site about putting up fences in Maine. I would have to chuckle if they had to pay for half the costs. She doesn't want a fence and then to have to pay for half of it would wind her up I am sure. Even if we pay for the fence I might even mention to her that we COULD make her pay half just so she knows we have that over her.

The biggest shocker is that who in their right mind is going to start a big fight with someone that owns property on 3 sides of them. If we really wanted to be horrible we could put our pigs way closer to the property line where their pool is. We could cut down all the trees which I know they don't want because they have said that in the past.

 

[crazyhen]

Humm. I think that everyone needs to take care of their livestock. I had a nice 2 acres that had fruit trees, garden, and berries. I can understand your neighbors frustration. A new neighbor had goats that ate almost everything. the hogs rutted up my yard. the horse etc. The dogs dobermans pinned me in my yard with teeth barred and if the neighbor had not been outside with my yelling I don't know what would have happened.
I love animals. But everyone should be reponsible and mature with their care. I who didn't have any animals had to put up the money and put up a fence just to enjoy my own property.
Freedom is limited by the infringement on someone elses freedom.
Now I have chickens and animals of my own and would not think of letting them go on other peoples property.
Talk maturely to your neighbor I hope you can work it out. Jean

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

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Taking care of my livestock in not even an issue with me. I agree with you. I didn't think my chickens being way down on her back lawn for a few minutes a day was an issue because of the things I have done for her and her dog being over here. I have 9 chickens. If I had a problem with containing my chickens I would not be willing to put a fence up. I can totally see where she is coming from. Too yell at me and swear is not the way I would go about trying to resolve a problem. I guess not everyone would do the same thing in a situation like this, but usually she is a reasonable person to deal with.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

Just to play devil's advocate, is it possible that she was just having a really bad, extra hormonal day? Perhaps her boys had been on her last nerve all day and the chickens were the last straw? It's entirely possible that the hens don't really bother her (especially if they had never bothered her in the past). Could it be that they just were a handy target in a moment of weakness and stress?

Have you talked to her since the big chicken blow-up? Could it be that she's embarrassed at losing her temper?

Dunno. It's entirely possible that she's just a hateful witch and is determined to cause trouble. But before you go to the trouble and expense of putting up a fence, it might be worth figuring up why she suddenly turned on you.

Just my 2 cents...

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

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Yah, I called her on the phone about half hour after she yelled at me. I asked her if we could talk face to face and try to resolve this because I didn't want to be in a fight with my neighbor. I told her since we have to live side by side we should try to keep this on good terms. She didn't want to talk face to face and was still kind of rude on the phone. She has been known to be a witch from time to time, but I have over looked it in the past because I don't want to have trouble.

 

[Farmer Brown]

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This sounds reasonable, boys outside getting dirty and tracking in all kinds of dirt into the new house would probably drive most of us crazy. Add a little fresh and smelly chicken poop and all of a sudden it is the chickens fault. Who knows what kind of personal or financial drama they could be going through? I would put up a fence of some sort regardless of why she flipped out just to establish boundaries. The high road is usually the best route to take, not always the most fun, but in the long run you will feel better about the whole situation. Too bad you couldn't buy their one little lot stuck in the middle of yours.

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

Oh Farmer Brown since they just built a new house (moved into it end of Oct) I don't think they will be going anywhere. They had a mobile home which they replaced with the new house.
Not that I expect them to move or anything like that... But. they knew that we were getting more animals here and there before they had their house built. If they really don't like the fact that they live beside someone who raises pigs for food and such then before they had their new house built they should have thought if they really wanted to stay there. Again, I don't want to push them out, but if they don't like living beside us then it would have been prime time to make a change.

 

[Farmer Brown]

Yeah Jennyhaschicks I know them moving is not realistic, good luck with your situation.

 

[big greg barker]

I live in maine, too, and it is really up to you tokeep your chix, etc, home. If you put up a fence such as a stockade type, you can put the ugly side to them if you put it a foot onto your proprty line, but that would just escalate the situation really. I think if it were me, (and it was once) I would use the green 4 foot tall fencing wth the 1 x 2 inch squares. use decent fence posts and make it look fairly nice. It may cost you a bit, and your neighbor may sqawk at first, but it will save you more headaches in the long run. And move their dog onto their property............