What do the neighbors have that I don't?

[Flat Earth]

The weeds along the coop, i left up for hiding spot, i cut them down, when it drys up..

 

[Auntiejessi3]

The neighbors dog has gotten loose and gotten in our yard bothering our chickens and horses. So my husband feels like we shouldn't allow our chickens in the neighbors yard when we have complained about the dog getting loose in our yard. As far as the fence idea I will run that by my husband and see what he thinks. We only have a 10X10 dog pen we use as the run. I would like for the hens to have more room to forage and eat up ticks etc during the summer. My husband wants me to find a new home for my instigating hen, the leader of all the trouble lol she leads everyone else into trouble...

I have one of those, lmao, always taking my ladies where they shouldn't be

 

[Dharmachick]

I have the opposite problem. I moved here in July, and worked hard making my chicken yard a wonderful place for my chickens. They have lots of places to roost, hide, lots of forage and feed, and the neighbors "free range" their chickens in my yard. Three of their chickens have been in my yard for 3 days, roosting in my coop. I'm tired of returning their chickens to them. They also let their dog out and can't figure out why he doesn't understand boundaries. He killed 2 of my chickens.

I don't want to have to go to any extra effort to keep their chickens or dogs out of my gigantic hen yard. I bought lots of fencing to keep my hens in, clip wings when needed and they just let their animals run amok. Whenever my chickens see me, they come running. Now when the neighbor's chickens see me, they come running too.

 

[alwaystj9]

At least you are popular....

 

[Mvan42]

Maybe extend the run for now and let them range only late in the day for an hour or two.

I agree with aart here. When mine start to wonder to far, I leave them in the run until an hour ot two before dark. They stay closer to home this way.

 

[Dharmachick]

That

At least you are popular....

That's a better way of viewing this. Thank you, I will change my thinking on this since in the long run, it doesn't matter. I will let them know their chickens moved into my coop, and leave it up to them to come get them.

 

[alwaystj9]

Do you get any eggs from their chickens?

 

[Dharmachick]

I have for the past 3 days. I went over and talked to their college aged daughter, and she wanted to know how they get in. I told her I didn't know, but neither one of us let them in so they must have a way.

 

[Dharmachick]

I guess the man got angry and called to say one of my chickens was in his yard. I went over and explained to his wife that their chickens were in my breeding pens, not just my yard. I told her I didn't care if they free ranged in the unfenced area, but I don't want them in my breeding pens. When I told her 3 of her chickens were in my coop for 3 days, she laughed and said they had no idea how many chickens they have. I told her they had 8 chickens and 2 ducks. She then let slip that they had let the chickens out to free range since they were out of feed, and hadn't found the time to go to the feed store. No wonder the chickens were in my pens.

 

[3KillerBs]

I guess the man got angry and called to say one of my chickens was in his yard. I went over and explained to his wife that their chickens were in my breeding pens, not just my yard. I told her I didn't care if they free ranged in the unfenced area, but I don't want them in my breeding pens. When I told her 3 of her chickens were in my coop for 3 days, she laughed and said they had no idea how many chickens they have. I told her they had 8 chickens and 2 ducks. She then let slip that they had let the chickens out to free range since they were out of feed, and hadn't found the time to go to the feed store. No wonder the chickens were in my pens.

At this point a report about animal neglect might be appropriate since they're leaving them without feed.