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[weaveagarden]

Well, you are making concessions to them. So that should make them happier. Also, currently the law is on your side. Also good. And it sounds like they aren't that worried about it, if they were willing to negotiate.

Also, if they rehomed the dog, I bet it didn't work out for them anyway, and they were happy to have an excuse to have it gone. Most people, if they absolutely love having a dog would have found a way to keep it.

 

[LaSombra]

I'm proud of my girls today. Despite this cruddy weather, they laid 12/12 today! woot woot! I guess they don't mind being cooped up. Nothing better to do than lay...

I brought the baby chick to school today and showed it off to my boys' classes. The kids were thrilled. The chick wasn't, but it was OK. It had momma (me) to be with so it was OK. I also brought her out into the coop with me when I got back and she helped me gather up the eggs. The hens were very curious about her but not mean. I didn't really give them the chance, but they didn't attempt anything either. It scared my rooster, Pikachu. LOL You'd have thought a snake was after him the way he jumped away from it.

 

[weaveagarden]

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WooHoo!!!! Fantastic.

It is looking like 7 for 12 for me today...... Unless I have some later layers like I sometimes do.

 

[rainplace]

Well, it looks like my husband is mad at me for being too nice. He said, "Is it some sort of cultural thing that you have to be nice to your neighbors?" (remove the word 'thing' and enter a four letter word.) He said I can't get rid of Ranaya...

This is the same man who responded to me when I told him I had ordered ducks with, "those will be your ducks" lol
<whispers so hubby can't hear> "he loves them."

So now what do I do?

I STILL HAVE NO EGGS!

 

[Greg Richardson]

Rainplace. I fully understand being nice to neighbors and negotiating. That's a good proactive thing to do.

I also believe WG hit the nail on the head when she said........

Dogs bark all the time under the same circumstances in every town there is.

I'd do the fence bit because good fences make good neighbors in more ways then one.
Other then that I wouldn't do to much more if it costs $$$.​

 

[Nyrial]

I think its a good thing that rainplace was able to make arrangements with her neighbors. She made some concessions, but enough that they're willing to try an arrangement. Way better than I would do, I would tell them to shove it up their (ahem) fanny.

I'm lucky that the neighbor on one side is old and deaf as all get out, and the neighbors on the other side party so hard every night that they sleep through the crowing. Especially since we open pop and shed doors at 4:30, since both of us leave by 5 for work.

Although now that I got rid of the loudest boys, it's not so bad. You can barely hear Ned in the driveway. Ted doesn't crow at all, and Sasquatch only crows when Ned and Ted are too far away to beat him up.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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That's kind of the way I would deal with it.
Here have a set of ear plugs (of course I don't give away new ones). Now build a bridge and get over it!!!!!!!

 

[KMHunter]

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That's kind of the way I would deal with it.
Here have a set of ear plugs (of course I don't give away new ones). Now build a bridge and get over it!!!!!!!

AWSOME, Chicken Rustler!

 

[ultasol]

I think I would negotiate as well,.. although at some point it might come down to drawing a line in the sand. If it comes to continuing problems, at what point will you draw the line Rainplace?

We love all our neighbors except for one down the street. Her husband is wonderful, but she stays at home and seemingly has nothing better to do than to get into everybody elses personal business. Not just on-the-surface personal but digging about (ahem, even in the TRASH) and then, even though you know she's aware, she prances about makes leading comments like nobody else knows what she's on about. Blah.

Her friend's dog is the one that broke the door off of my coop (yes, broke the door of off an arrow metal shed) and killed all wyandottes but one, which of course is a roo. She doesn't know that I am aware she knows the dog's owner well, and she starts asking me leading questions about my fencing, asking if it could have been another dog (I saw the dog with a chicken in mouth 2x), and basically telling me my chickens might have been over my property lines even though I had reiterated several times earlier in the conversation that they were COOPED. Meanwhile she talks about about the "supposed" dog and the "supposed" owners thinking I don't know her kid is in the same troop as their kids.

I consider my compromise not smacking her in the face each time I have to talk to her, she irks me so badly.

The funny thing is, the situation had been solved amicably prior to her sticking her nose in it. I put up over $500 of electric fence after the second attack on the border and they are trying to keep a better eye on her. They don't want to spend money on fencing, but seeing as I keep poultry and I don't want to deal with problems with neighbors, I made the investment in fencing. Voila! Problem (hopefully) solved!

SO, in that way I compromised with them.

Our coops are in our shop and right next to the house, and I love hearing the rooster crowing in the morning. My white wyandotte makes sure we know when the crack of dawn is, and I love waking up later to hear him out in the coop.

 

[KMHunter]

I love coming back here during the day to see what has gone on. I love reading the posts and seeing how nice and good hearted everyone truly is. I can't wait until Feb. I hope most all of you can make it to the party.

Ca you tell I am feeling a little mushy right now?