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I had neighbors with chickens. One neighbor was agreeable to moving them to the far side of their yard due the noise and my dogs were extremely bothered by them and barked at them constantly. A second neighbor  then got chickens and refused to move them away from my fenced yard. With two neighbors having chickens, I had excessive noise issues and was often woken up in the morning by the noise nuisance. I complained to the city and    both neighbors were cited and the chickens removed after a year long legal process. Both parties used every legal option to postpone the court date and ruling, thank goodness they finally lost the court battle. The amount of time and money spent to get this done was incredible. The REAL issue with chickens is not so much the smell or cleanliness. The REAL issue is noise and chickens, yes hens, make axcessive noise constantly and continuously all day long, especially after laying eggs. The more chickens, the more noise. If chickens can be kept silent, I have no problem with them, but if they wake me up or prevent me from enjoying the peace and tranquility of my 1/4 acre property in the city limits, then the neighbors are responsible for the loss of enjoyment of my home.

posted 2 years, 6 months ago
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