Who wants to hear some real crap... this will be long....

[jmofaustin]

Thanks Carla, you should definitely start that topic in this board too, maybe more people will see it and want to come.

 

[Critter Crazy]

OMG!! I am sitting here laughing, i just read this whole thread from start to finish!! I am sorry you are dealing with your neighbor, and that you lost two birds. But soem of the responces on here are hillarious!

 

[CoyoteMagic]

What about a couple of geese?! I've seen on different programs that they are as good as watchdogs. Don't make nearly as much noise of guinea (sp?) atleast not when things are "normal" around the house. Have been known to run off a few burglars!!

 

[Sarah Bella]

You put a chicken coop with Roosters in it right next to your neighbours house and you're mad at HER for complaining??? I'm as much of a chicken lover as the next gal, but how can you not understand where she's coming from? In her position i can't say i wouldn't have taken things into my own hands. she had asked you to do something about it and you poo-pooed her by putting up a 9'fence, as if the fence is gonna keep him from crowing.. come on..

could you not have just moved the coop? maybe closer to your house instead? Is the rooster the reason you put the coop at the furthest possible point from your own house and put it right next to hers? maybe it was the smell??

i see so many people are getting a good kick out of this, even a chuckle, but it's really just sad and heartbreaking that these animals lost their lives when a little bit of understanding and maybe some sort of compromise would have prevented it.

 

[pipermark]

Lesson to be learned folks is, if your going to have roosters, and your live near others put your coop as far as possible from the neighbors home. Also close the coop at night. Rooster crow at night all the time, dont wait until the neighbors complain, do it.

In many cities you can be fined or lose your pets (dogs) if you cant control thier barking at night or if they bark continuosly durring the day. Same with roosters, only fair.

The joke is they will stop a barking dog, but allow @### with loud car steros go their merry way, may the all die slow lingering deaths.

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

We had a problem with our neighbors as well all over ten feet of driveway He has two acres we have 9 so being close doen't matter. It happens in the country as well. Think before you get geese. We recently got three goslings. Not that I don't love them I do. they are adorable and I love watching them grow and play but they are not chickens. Waterfowl is alittle different. Main thing is they stink big time. We had to have them inside when we first got them and let me tell you by morning you could smell them throughout the house. Thankfully they are now big enough to go outside. Then you need a water source. I have four water tubs in my yard now They are still to little to go into a pond (they can drown if they can't get out). I can't wait until they can free range when they are older but for now my grass is gone and I am having to give them their greens every day I have even gone out with sissors to cut some tall grass for them to eat. So think before you get geese as wonderful as they are. Micki

 

[4H kids and mom]

To those that posted that she should have moved the coop ot apease the neighbor, I believe she said she lived there with the chickens FIRST, so why should she move them because someone moves in and doesnt like them? BTW chicken coops arent smelly when people clean them. Before we moved out to our little corner of BFE, we had a nasty neighbor too. We had lived in our home for 4 years when a new renter moved in next door. Our dog was 9 weeks old at the time and we had a chain link fence. Being a typical lab pup, when she came home, he would run to fence and happily wag his lil tail in greeting to her. She swore he was trying to attack her, and called the AC on us, police, you name it. They all just laughed at how "underfed" our 16 pound cat is, and how lovely all of our animals are. The AC guy even held our macaw! I have to say I have been there-done that with nasty renter neighbors, and I'm rootin that she keep the coop right where it is, get a few more roosters, guineas, peacocks and whatever else it takes to get the point across to her neighbor. SHE was there first, and if the renter dont like it, she can rent somewhere else. Thats MY opinion.

 

[SunChick]

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Well you must have missed the original post. She tried to accomodate the owner but shutting them in at night. She put a fence up---creates darkness and privacy. There was an inspector out that said "NO SMELL". If you look at the layout of the property I don't think this was done intentionally to upset the neighbor. Just working with what you have. Not to mention how accomodating they have been with the driveway for their neighbor. My neighbor's roos are quite a distance from me and I still hear them and they Free Range. Expect country noises in a country setting. There are worse things than a rooster crowing in this world to get one's panties in a twist.

 

[4H kids and mom]

Expect country noises in a country setting. There are worse things than a rooster crowing in this world to get one's panties in a twist.

I personally would love to hear a roosters crow, even if none stop and high pitched, more than sirens/car alarms/etc of the city. The house we lived in prior to moving here was hell. Everytime a car went by with blaring lights and stereos, the high beams shone right into our bedroom window. What I wouldnt have given then for the happy cackle of a hen with a freshly laid egg, or a roosters joyous greeting to each new day. Mine have just started crowing, and one of them (ChickenDuck of course!) is by far the best at it. We actually ENCOURAGE him to crow by crowing back at him! We can hear a neighbors roo (the only chicken she has left) about a mile away, and I welcome the day when they will be able to hear MINE! They are all eagerly waiting for fresh eggs, so they'll know when I'll have them! lol

She tried to be far nicer to her neighbor than I woud have been. Sharing a driveway and parking arrangement is a nightmare, for those who've never had to do it. Whats worse is when the other person comes and goes at all hours, or you work different shifts and someone has to wake someone up to move a vehicle. That can get maddening in itself. For her to have allowed her neighbor to use her driveway for (what was it) THREE YEARS is outstanding and unheard of kindness. I am ashamed to say that I would not have been so kind. :|​

 

[Jsto]

I personally would love to hear a roosters crow, even if none stop and high pitched, more than sirens/car alarms/etc of the city. The house we lived in prior to moving here was hell. Everytime a car went by with blaring lights and stereos, the high beams shone right into our bedroom window. What I wouldnt have given then for the happy cackle of a hen with a freshly laid egg, or a roosters joyous greeting to each new day. Mine have just started crowing, and one of them (ChickenDuck of course!) is by far the best at it. We actually ENCOURAGE him to crow by crowing back at him! We can hear a neighbors roo (the only chicken she has left) about a mile away, and I welcome the day when they will be able to hear MINE! They are all eagerly waiting for fresh eggs, so they'll know when I'll have them! lol

I agree! My neighbors have a beautiful roo and it always puts a smile on my face when I hear him crow. Every time I pull into the driveway, I hear his distant crow of greeting and shout over a quick hello (actually, some would say I was cooing at him, but those are just details

) A rooster crowing is so much more natural than blaring car stereos, constant sirens, and car traffic--who wants all that when you can have nature's alarm clock? It's actually what triggered me to finally take the plunge and get the chicks I've wanted for ages.

It seems to me that you tried to be as accomodating as possible, jmofaustin. Yes, a rooster crowing can be irritating to most, but a neighbor who actually wanted to fix the problem rather than just being difficult would have worked with you for a solution that would appease both yourself and the neighbor. She immediately threw out the idea of locking him in the coop at night, which would have cut down quite a bit of crowing. Some people just like to be a pain in the #$%. Calling an inspector, refusing to move her car, and childishly putting a toe over your property (neener neener) is just silly and below the belt. Don't feel bad about doing what you did--you have every right to put up a privacy fence and no trespassing signs. Quieting chicken noise for neighbors is a courtesy and you tried doing it the nice way, but she seemed to want none of it.​