Hello I'm new here + ANIMAL CONTROL SENDS ME A COMPLAINT!
Hello fellow city chicken keepers! I'm new to this group. My name is Stephanie. I have silkies in a little coop with their own white picket fence right in my NE Heights backyard. Three are hens & one is a rooster. The "girls" are all sitting on eggs right now. We excect some little silkie babies this week!
I received a complaint a month ago from animal control. It was their form letter informing me that my "barking dog" was causing my neighbors grief. Also included was a booklet that provided hints on how to keep your dog from being a disturbance. The only problem? I don't own a dog!!!
It was Friday evening when I read the letter I had to wait until Monday to get some info on the barking complaint. So upon callinganimal control for details, I was first asked, "Do you have a rooster?"
Now since I am also an attorney, my instincts told me to never admit guilt to any charges! So thinking quickly, I answered the question with a question, "What? A rooster? Is this a joke?" The reply, "No. It says here, Rooster crowing at 6:00 a.m. repeatedly." I replied evasively, "You know, I got this letter here about a barking dog. I don't even have a dog. Who is complaining?" The response was that they cannot provide that information!!! I would have to come to the shelter to get a copy of the complaint.
So I did, only problem was the phone number was scrubbed off, and I had only a name. I was able to look up the complainant and found it was a neighbor whose property adjoined ours in the back, separated by a fence. How unneighborly for them to complain without talking to me first! Especially considering their cats poop in my kids sandy play area on a regular basis, and after complaining I resigned myself to live with it since they couldn't keep their cats out of the yard!
Too make a very long story short, I took the direct approach. I phoned and confronted the neighbor who made the "anonymous" complaint and told him how very sorry I was, and if he wanted me to make rooster soup I would be happy to oblige, but if he would permit me to try to keep the rooster quiet until a more reasonable hour each morning I would accomodate his morning sleep.
So now, each evening, I place a small, blue rubbermaid container over the rooster to darken him morning into an extended evening. It mostly works . . . sometimes I still hear him crowing, but it is very muffled, and no more complaints. Looks like the chickens can stay another day.
Stephanie
Stephanie,
I have a growing rooster myself. I have looked into making him a "Capon", with the idea of making him big, fast, and eating him. Not sure the best way to castrate a rooster, but I'll let you know once I get there.
I remember eating them in France, yum yum.
Steven
I would eat the rooster, but your trick seems to work. We have 2 new young hens (hopefully not roosters) but if one of them starts to crow its either off to my friends farm in the valley or into the stew pot.
Our hens are loud enough when they lay, and I don't want to bother the neighbors. Also, when I lived on a farm my trailer was next to the chicken coop and those roosters kept me up all the time. I don't want to relive that.
So glad you both joined the group! and sorry about your neighbor not talking with you first.
Hey NuggetSilkies...what a great story.
Here in Madison, they don't allow roosters, just 4 hens. But every year someone or two or ten people end up with a new cock.
Luckily, Madison is surrounded by a whole lot of farms, so there's always someone who'll take a new rooster, either to add to their flock or their freezer.
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I am surprised animal control warned you. I have heard the opposite from a friend's friend. I have heard that this friend called animal control to complain about a neighbor. She was told that the city is actually welcoming urban chicken raisers and its legal to have 1 rooster and its expected to crow unless its sundown.
Seems like you found a trick that works. Good luck.
Hi. I am brand new here. We just moved to our new house 6 months ago. We live on a corner so luckily we only have two neighbors. I told them both we were planning on getting our chickens in a month. They both had time to come to grips with it. We decided on no roosters. We have eight hens that just started laying two weeks ago. One neighbor has a standing order of two dozen a week. Both neighbors and their kids love the girls. Its like a petting zoo around here. My son is almost 10, so there are boys around all the time. They are always petting and holding them and giving them treats. Now my kids want a rooster because they want the experience of egg to baby. I have such a good thing going with the neighbors I don't want to mess it up though. I was wondering if anyone knew if you could breed your hen. Like does she need to be with him every day untill shes laid a clutch. Any info will be appreciated. thanks
Susanne
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Susanne you dont have to have the rooster there every day. I breed alot and I have noticed that if they breed one day the next 6 eggs she lays will be fertile. So you can borrow someones rooster for a day and if he mates with all 8 hens in a week you would have at least 48 fertilized eggs. Hope this helps.
I think part of owning chickens, and roosters, is enjoying the noises. Perhaps sharing some eggs may help the situation?
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