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I love this answer. "Good fences make good neighbors" should be tattooed on every chicken owner's forehead. I would bet those roosters don't stop at the road and never venture into the neighbor's yard, so you can't really expect kids to stay on their side of the road either.
There was a previous mention of liability if the kids get hurt, and that should not be ignored. "Attractive nuisance" doctrine says it is the landowner's fault if the kids get hurt because they followed something attractive onto the property and the property owner could have prevented it. Legally, no court is going to care if you say "The parents should have done a better job corralling the kids" - the legal fact is that the landowner is responsible. If the injury is "foreseeable" (and lots of stuff on that property fall into that category, from the cam footage) and you know the kids are likely to trespass (also obvious here) the property owner is in a huge mess of trouble. Put up a fence, get the chickens inside something secure, and put up clear signs. Those are the landowner's responsibility, NOT the kids' parents' responsibility.
I guess I should reiterate I AM NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. My father in law has been to court about the condition of the property, that is none of my business really. It is HIS liability, not mine. Should any of you want to volunteer to pay for 2acres of fencing, ESPECIALLY in light of the fact that it's not my property and I may be moving in less than a year, I'll pm you my paypal account. [please note, I'm being sarcastic]
I put up over 200ft of 5ft fence on MY property when I kept chickens at home, not counting the pre-existing fences. I am all for good fences. Keep your dog inside your fence, and I won't shoot it. I promise.
I love this answer. "Good fences make good neighbors" should be tattooed on every chicken owner's forehead. I would bet those roosters don't stop at the road and never venture into the neighbor's yard, so you can't really expect kids to stay on their side of the road either.
There was a previous mention of liability if the kids get hurt, and that should not be ignored. "Attractive nuisance" doctrine says it is the landowner's fault if the kids get hurt because they followed something attractive onto the property and the property owner could have prevented it. Legally, no court is going to care if you say "The parents should have done a better job corralling the kids" - the legal fact is that the landowner is responsible. If the injury is "foreseeable" (and lots of stuff on that property fall into that category, from the cam footage) and you know the kids are likely to trespass (also obvious here) the property owner is in a huge mess of trouble. Put up a fence, get the chickens inside something secure, and put up clear signs. Those are the landowner's responsibility, NOT the kids' parents' responsibility.
I guess I should reiterate I AM NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. My father in law has been to court about the condition of the property, that is none of my business really. It is HIS liability, not mine. Should any of you want to volunteer to pay for 2acres of fencing, ESPECIALLY in light of the fact that it's not my property and I may be moving in less than a year, I'll pm you my paypal account. [please note, I'm being sarcastic]
I put up over 200ft of 5ft fence on MY property when I kept chickens at home, not counting the pre-existing fences. I am all for good fences. Keep your dog inside your fence, and I won't shoot it. I promise.