Hello everyone. I have a question please. i moved from ny to northeast alabama after retirement. i bought a 33 acre farm with the plans to raise my own meat and garden to my hearts content. I had built a 15 x 30 shed which i intend to make into a chicken, turkey and duck coop area, each with their own area, and the house i bought is next to chicken houses, 4 to be exact, in the rural town i live in. i understand from the real estate agent, previous owners and neighbors that these are not broilers but future breeding stock and the smell is reduced. that being said, i bought the chickens of my dream, copper marans and have them in a brooder in my shed. My concern is my neighbor made the statement that if i let my chickens out of the pen, which i wanted free range, then he has concerns it will wipe out his chickens, which are in the commercial coops. when we texted further, he made the statement that the previous owners of my home did not have chickens "because they respected him". I never hid the fact i was having chickens, turkeys, ducks, a pig or two, sheep and cows. that is why i bought the 33 acres. i know in small towns neighbors help their neighbors but when does that stop when others infringe on what you long for? do i not have chickens to keep the peace? do i continue with my plans for my retirement and stay to myself? any advise would be appreciated. thank you in advance