kittycat1356
Songster
I once had to live in town with a family member for about a month and my roosters lived in the garage. Our neighbors closest to the garage knew we had them but they were super nice and liked the sound even though it was super muted. The neighbor who lived on the other side of us asked if we had roosters because his dog likes to chase chickens and we can’t have them for “our” safety. We said no, and there’s a leash law so keep your dog out of my fence and I’ll keep my chickens in their coop.Or you just raise your chickens in your basement, like 3 roosters, so the cops don't hear them crowing. Seriously I know a lady who does this
I also had a Pyrenees pup at the time who was a bit bigger than his gsd but only about 4 months old. He hated that dog and would run up to the fence and bark like a real dog. (My mom heard him bark once and she couldn’t believe our cute puppy could sound like that)
On another note! You know you’re a backyard chicken owner when you go to a chicken auction for 6 hours looking for one particular breed.
Or
When the chicken auction turns into the produce auction and you contemplate staying to buy your chickens a bushel of string beans etc.
Or
When you have sealed boxes of cereal dedicated to just be for the chicken treats.
Or
When you tell your family members they have personality and they don’t believe you.
Or
When you get super excited for the first egg of the year and give them all treats for being good girls.
Or
When you bring said egg in and bring it to your room because they don’t need to be refrigerated.
Or
When you bring a sickly rooster in the house and bathe him, and keep him in your room for a week or two just to make sure he’s doing better.
And lastly.
When you constantly check the coop for a new egg because you know ones getting ready to.