I love it: tourons. Here in Indiana we call them fips (freaking Illinois people). No offense to people from Illinois but you drive like jerks and throw trash everywhere and are just annoying to us country folk. It's more the Chicagoans we hate but I simply can't stand our little town being called "cute" or "quaint". We now have 2 Starbucks...ugh...Where I moved to, for peace & quiet as well as freedom to have chickens, is zoned for such, agricultural/residential. After 10 years of peace, sounds I heard being my chickens & pigeons, owl hoots or fox barks at night, now things are unfortunately changing...& changing rapidly. It sucks. I now hear car alarms, lawn mowers, thumping music speakers, helicopters, sirens, barking dogs, people yelling or driving vehicles with loud pipes, at any given moment. They ripped up the historic train tracks & installed a stupid bike path for the tourons (moron tourists), so now there are trespassers constantly driving, bike riding & walking down this privately owned lane, despite signs posted as such, because curious tourons "just want to see what's here" & heard my roosters crowing or want to pet the neighbors horses & feed them things that could kill them or make them very ill. (Yes, it's happened)
There's no HOA on my section of gravel road, but regardless, things change whenever people move in. They bring their attitudes, rudeness & eventually someone complains about something (most times just cuz they're the miserable type always complaining) & someone with some type of position of authority gets their ear bent with that complaining & is compelled to Do Something just to shut the complainer up.
Rules can get changed or new rules get made, change is inevitable.
I feel bad for your scenario but you have few options, & those options will be ultimately decided by law, bi laws, zoning, & in your case HOA rules. Appeal is within your rights, but the results could go either way as you know, so do your best to be prepared & think of places your flock might be relocated to, for their sake.
I know I moved where I am now, so I could have my critters in peace. Things are not the same here. Civilization is closing in. I will probably be relocating again. This time, to a much more rural area, further from front line of the growth sprawl. Moving is a real PITA, but you may want to consider that going forward.
I hope your appeal gives you more time at least. Best of luck!
