Neighbor mad about rooster...suggestions?

[HeritageFan]

I hate to say it, but do think about installing a trail cam near your coop in case he decides to do something to your chickens . Just make sure it isn't pointed towards their property so he can't complain about that too. They are also a good thing to have so you can keep an eye on any night time predators. Our neighbor was able to reinforce his run before the raccoons broke in after he saw them on his trail cam.

I was actually thinking about suggesting that they consider installing a WiFi camera out there, since it isn’t a huge lot - hopefully the OP has WiFi that can reach the house from the back of the property.
Costco has some pretty affordable options.
We got Arlo cameras that are pretty easy to set up.
They ping me if there is motion, you can set the area that youd like them to “watch”, and you can turn them on and off remotely from a smartphone.
So.
She could check in from time to time and see / listen to what her roo is doing.
And it would ping her if someone comes into the area and activated the motion sensors.
Anything that activates the camera is saved in the app on your phone, so you can look back and see what was happening.
I hate that this might be the best idea, but... it might be a good idea at the least

 

[RubelliteRose]

I was actually thinking about suggesting that they consider installing a WiFi camera out there, since it isn’t a huge lot - hopefully the OP has WiFi that can reach the house from the back of the property.
Costco has some pretty affordable options.
We got Arlo cameras that are pretty easy to set up.
They ping me if there is motion, you can set the area that youd like them to “watch”, and you can turn them on and off remotely from a smartphone.
So.
She could check in from time to time and see / listen to what her roo is doing.
And it would ping her if someone comes into the area and activated the motion sensors.
Anything that activates the camera is saved in the app on your phone, so you can look back and see what was happening.
I hate that this might be the best idea, but... it might be a good idea at the least

We love the wifi cameras. We have one on the house so we can monitor our driveway. Unfortunately, our wifi doesn't always reach our coop or I would have one there too

 

[cassie]

Gift him a pair of ear plugs.

 

[cassie]

No matter what you do, this neighbor is going to complain about something. If it isn't the rooster rest assured it will be something else.

 

[noroosterallowed]

honestly, these posts are one sided and do not take into consideration ... consideration. We have a neighbor that has a son who decided to 'farm' last March...getting chickens with no research, no planning and not checking with abutting neighbors or the town (dad told us they did no research) including not checking about town permits, state mandates for sq footage and coop requirements or well water testing, which are mandatory.
So imagine you buy a house years ago, a big investment and expense no matter where you buy, and select a neighborhood and home to live in your peaceful oasis. All of a sudden one day, you're woken up 5am to non stop crowing, every morning. You go to locate where its coming from and find your neighbor's son orders chickens thru the mail, blindly, and unbeknownst to him, gets a rooster. The mail order company will not take back roosters btw for a reason, although they send the buyer a refund! They don't want to get stuck with the noisemaker.
Now this is not a farmer, or someone that lives there year round. Their lot is about 1/3 an acre and includes 2-3 outbuildings, a trailer, now 6 fruit trees and a garden. And now a chicken coop too. Yes, pretty crammed. They put the coop less than 10 ft from the neighboring property which shares the entire length of their backyard. And the bird crows incessantly. The parents are there on and off, their primary residence is hours away. The kid now is off at his job all day, so he's not home to hear it. And the birds have already been attacked with some killed, and has attracted predators on more than 1 occassion. One night 1am, the chickens woke us up screaming because an animal was threatening them trying to get into the coop. And the young man slept thru the whole thing while I was screaming out the window to try and scare the animal off. (I texted him there was something attacking his coop but he didn't reply, then I called him but he didn't pick up).
His attitude, while he says this is not intentional, is all about him. He loves his new rooster, he likes the sound of the country, etc. I think you get the jist of the inconsideration. Well, the neighbors do not agree. This is a 'thickly settled' older established neighborhood, with lots most less than 3/4 acre. There's a 20 acre state campground that is woods, with acres of more woods in the backyards if the homes. One reason people bought there. The town bylaws allow poultry, no mention of roosters. which are outlawed in almost all the towns on the cape. Or there are minimum acreage requirements which they do not meet. And the right to farm sounds like its meant for commercial farming which this is not. The comments on this post must be made by either people who have roosters and have fallen in love, like its your own pet or baby; or written by people who've never lived next to a rooster. Not sure what you mean by calling the upset neighbors 'mean', but not being able to enjoy their homes is not mean. And nyc people leave the city , like any city person, to love the peace and quiet which is why they moved there in the first place. Especially if there was no noise or chickens or roosters when they bought their 'oasis'. All the articles say that people should talk to neighbors before getting chickens. And while chickens may be fine, but require work and cleaning etc..its rooster(s) that cause daily continual noise...7 days a week...no days off...on and off anytime for any prolonged period of time. While locking it up at night helps to allow people to get sleep in their own homes, should hard working good people who chose to buy the house they bought because of its peace and quiet be subject to having to be disturbed consistently. (I like music but I wouldnt' be turning it on anytime day and night and disturbing my neighbors). On top of it, the coop was built too close to the property line and you can hear the bird even with all the windows closed. It's a most distressing alarm that goes off with no warning, and can crow for 5 minutes or hours (and has). Neighbors have the right to enjoy their home too. We have 8 neighbors all complained, everyone keeps to themselves and have lived quietly in the community, showing respect for the others. No loud cars, or motorcycles or dogs...and now everyone's peace is compromised because of a mistake by the mail order company? And the inconsideration of this family. If you don't know what its like to live with a rooster in your backyard, borrow one or better yet, offer to take this one. It's not just nuisance and noise laws, its consideration and respect for your neighbor. And it may be the law in your town too. They are living creatures who need to be cared for correctly. People should know how to care for them before embarking on the 'idea' of raising chickens. We have no idea if the coop is being cleaned or they are fed and watered properly but the coop appears too small as well, especially to include a very large rooster. Who woulda thunk, the few people who sell eggs in this town , there are no signs of the chickens or coops and they have larger acreage. This situation has caused such stress to so many including some elders who told me she gets scared everytime it goes off. Not like big ben, that you expect an alarm at the top of every hour either. It's the most disturbing noise which is why they are outlawed in almost every town across the country. I've researched it. The whole community would be grateful if anyone can cite cases where a rooster was required to be rehomed. No one is complaining about the chickens. It's before the board of health and we'd love to resolve without pursuing legal actions. Its not fun or funny

 

[Sono]

Hi all

I am at a bit of a loss on what to do at this point. Our latest neighbors moved in about 4 years ago and they are NOT friendly
Our community is zoned agricultural and we can do whatever we want out here. Some neighbors have anything from diesel mechanic factories on their property to owning actual lions and kangaroos etc. Property varies but lots are at least an acre and a quarter(what we have) up to 100s of acres. The name farms is even in the community name.

Most recent neighbors have never been friendly. We try to be considerate neighbors. Heard the man cursing out our dog because he was barking (during the day outside)so I bought him a shock collar for barking and call him in if he barks or if I ever see them outside.

Fast forward to the pandemic. I finally convinced my husband to let me and the kids live our dream and get chickens. We put the coop up way back on our property (our lot is long and narrow) the furthest point from any neighbors as our back yard neighbors have the most property. We of course hatched some roosters and we rehomed all of them...5 to be exact. I let the kids hatch a few more eggs to help with the grief of rehoming all these babies and of course we got two more roos. These roos were so awesome though and we loved them.

My side neighbor of course started to complain...you know the neighborly way. Mumbling curse words at me when I would come in my gate. (this guy has never been friendly once) and then having his wife text me. So we rehomed the dominate rooster that did crow fairly loud. However, that left us with the one we really want to keep. He is so small and gorgeous. A frizzle blue bantam polish. His crow is so weak the girls won't even play with him . He only crows during the day.

I came home to a letter in my mailbox today that says YOUR ROOSTER CROWS FROM 6AM TO6PM EVERY DAY. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. Then it was signed by him.

I don't want anyone to be miserable in their own house and I believe he works second shift and sleeps during the day. That being said we will most likely never again find a rooster that is so quiet (he does not crow non stop and I can't even hear him in my house which is frame while theirs is CBS). I also think that if we get rid of the rooster it is not going to change our relationship with them at all and he will just find something else to complain about. If their any neighborly dialogue I might think differently.

Again we try to be good neighbors. We cut down a big oak tree near their property line so they could grow a tree they planted as we saw the shade from our oak would kill it. We keep our yard tended always and I do the best I can with the noise. The chickens are in Omlet coops with autodoors so they are locked up sunset to a few hours past sunrise now that it is cooler. Work days they are in the run and on weekends we let them out to free range.

I am just wondering what you would do. Should I rehome him? So far I have just ignored the letter. Feeling really sad today.

Write a letter back, simply… “ Thats what Roosters do “ lol i hate un neighborly neighbors so me id just live my life the way i want and just ignore them. You could call the police non emergency just to make a report of the letter in your box ( illegal if not mailed ) and to just start a paper trail of issues from them if you ever need it down the road. No need to send them to the door or anything, just a dated, legal report in the system.

 

[alinas2010]

non stop crowing,

bird crows incessantly

never lived next to a rooster

its rooster(s) that cause daily continual noise

most distressing alarm that goes off with no warning, and can crow for 5 minutes or hours (and has)

If you don't know what its like to live with a rooster in your backyard

now everyone's peace is compromised because of a mistake by the mail order company?

You’re going to be disappointed when you find out what the egg song is.