Electricbarbarella Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I amshaking, a woman came to neighbours house, through my garden , and they put up umb reallas and went down her garden but they were looking at my chicken runs. I then heard a little bit of conversation betw2een them, en ough to know that they have obviously never met before. I amdevastated, I know neighbour is a fuss pot but to think thast she thin ks we dont look affter the girls. She has been going on at me all week about hufflepuff not getting any excercise-she is sat on eggs, I have tried to explain this to her. I ndont know if I am more upset or angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I dont think the RSPCA would be as covert as that, they normally take the details and go and see the person being 'accused' themselves they rarely indulge the complainant by going and seeing them after all many calls are unfounded (I was inspected twice when I had a horse with a tumour which was under vet care) The RSPCA as far as I know always travel in marked vans too Has the neighbour complained about noise/small - it could have been the environmental health people I suppose Whoever it was the fact that they didnt come and speak to you afterwards is a good sign - they would have told your neighbour that all was well and gone on their merry way Perhaps your neighbour drafted in some chicken owner/expert who is a friend or a friend to confirm all was well, some people seem unable to avoid meddling in others affairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Gosh, no wonder you are shaking. Sit down and have a cup of tea Could possibly be the enviromental health, I wouldnt worry too much. If it was that bad surely they would have spoken to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricbarbarella Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 I definatley thin k it was the rspca, I didnt look out the front so dont know what vehicle they were in, I remember years ago my mum and I had to report someone with neglected horses, they came round to us and got us to secretly take them to look at the animals, they then went to the owner officially without us, so whoever reported it is anonimouse. scuse typing am still shaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 You obviously have nothing to worry about so please don't worry, anyone who knows about chickens knows that a broody sticks to the nest like No More Nails and I am sure the person has put your neighbour straight Perhaps you could print some information on broody hens for your neighbour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Oh EB thats terrible! I would have been feeling sick!!! I think you have 2 choices, forget about it and carry on loving your girls or be up front and ask the woman why she was nosing through your fence, and if she'd like to come and visit your girls for a play date she only has to ask!!! Please try not to let it upset you anymore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricbarbarella Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 she does that an yway, we went away for a weekend recently and when we got backn she had them freeranging in my garden and the eglu in poieces on my pati9o washing it. I thought it was fuinny at the time, now I am . My dad says I should tell her that I want my cat back or I will report her for theft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 if comeone came into my garden and let my girls out then proceeded to clean my cube I would throw them out! That's cheeky to say the least, I wouldn't have held my tongue! Try not to worry she sounds like a fruitcase to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 You said she came through your garden- that's trespassing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleleicesterfox Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Poor thing! No wonder you are shaken! ((hugs)) What a horrible woman - I feel for you. If it was the RSPCA and they felt that they could take action then they can legally enter your premises and do so. When we moved a few years ago, we had to leave the rabbits for a few days in the old houses garden in their run, visiting every day to ensure their food and water were fine but someone reported them to the RSPCA as abandoned as they hadn't spotted us. They came in and put tape all over the hutch, but didn't take the rabbits; fortunately I managed to get hold of the RSPCA woman when she was on-site and explain the circumstances and she was fine with it and said that the rabbits had obviously been looked after and were in good condition, took the address of th new house where we were moving them to and I said that I was happy for her to come and visit and check on their circumstances if she so wished which they never did. You don't need to worry, the RSPCA will understand chooks far better than your interfering neighbour. If she comes into your garden again uninvited you can suggest you're going to invoke the trespass laws! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 As others have said, I am sure that everything will be ok. I have just had a look at your pictures on your other thread and your set up seems fine to me, although, like you, I have only been a chook keeper for a year so am far from expert. Your neighbour sounds a bit of a nightmare - a few Omlet coming your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricbarbarella Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 also a little worried because they seem to be having a mini moult at the mo and are all a little threadbare. Someone who knew about animals wouldnt think anything of that would they? Wonder if that is why she has done it, I am fed up of her insinuating I dont look after my animals, I have 2 cats and the girls, chosen masinly because they are low maintenance and i have small children. Maybe I should reporet her, she is always in the garden telling her tortoise he isd a naughty boy, nutter, I though we got on well though, I know sh3e fusses about the asnimals which is why I alweays try to explain to her what is going on, ie moult and broody. she is always bringing them greens rounds an d has their eggs, well no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Blimey! Anyone who has the remotest knowledge of hens would understand that broodies sit tight.. If it was the RSPCA they would surely have asked to come in and see her. I shall be happy to back you up if there is any problem with them about her. I wouldn't have lent her if I hadn't had every confidence that she would be well looked after! Grrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I think you need to take a big deep breathe - count to 10 - and forget about the whole incident! You are obviously doing everything right! Your neighbour is way out of order !!!! - how would she like it if you went into her house and started doing her cleaning or checking to see if she was dusty/dirty/untidy etc etc...... She is just a busy body with nothing better to do. Not someone to fall out with - but certainly someone you need to keep at arms length! I had a neighbour at my last house who drove me mad, I would be happily gardening and she would watch me over the fence and say things like - "you don't do it like that" - or "why are you putting that there?" .....it drove me mad - I moved house (for lots of reasons) and then found she had moved too! I might have stayed if she had moved first! I think you need to remind her that your garden is private and that she is tespassing if you find her in it again! I would be livid if someone let my girls out!!! How did she get in anyway? if she came through a gate - I would get a good lock on it! Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 give her a taste of her own medicine. Next time you see her say something like "hello ------- I see you had some visitors earlier/yesterday exploring your garden, are you having some gardening work done?" her reaction should give you a better idea of what's going on. If it was the RSPCA then you have nothing to worry about, they know the difference between bad welfare and good welfare. It would still unsettle me though if that hapened but try not to worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 My dad says I should tell her that I want my cat back or I will report her for theft. She seriously needs help! Do I take it she has enticed your cat away? I had this happen to me too - A couple a few doors up took it into their heads that she liked them more than me and kept taking her collar off! I went along the back alley one night calling for her and she came running out of their kitchen and jumped into my arms - and the woman said to me "that's our cat" . I knew this woman and she knew buttons was mine - so I said to her "well it's funny how you never adopted her as a stray or pay her vet bills then". It went on for months - when we moved it was relief, I kept her in for a few days before hand because I thought they would keep her if they got wind of our removal date looming. I saw a neighbour a few weeks later and he told me how upset they were that I had stolen THEIR cat! Blooming neighbours! - fortunately I had phots of her in a previous house and my vets record to prove it - but I never heard any more! Recently I found out that they are living in another town in the same road as a friend of mine and they still cause upset! Some people just like to cause trouble! Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 What a cheek, Louisewomble . You should have sent her the vet's bills . EB, it sounds like this neighbour is more than a little odd. If you haven't had any communication from anybody official, it's obvious that her "complaint" has been shelved. Can you up your security a bit? I agree you should make it less easy for her to come into your garden unasked. What a cheek, letting your girls out . I take it you didn't have an arrangement with her to look after them while you were away? I would casually ask her if there's something she'd like to know about the hens and say you saw her talking to someone about them . I hope you've got over the shock now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Morse Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 If it was them then they are probably obliged to visit if a member of the public reports something of concern. That wouldn't mean the complaint would be valid or investigated further. I wouldn't worry about the RSPCA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I amshaking, a woman came to neighbours house, through my garden , Sorry - can you explain something - did she have to go through your garden to get to your neighbours? Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricbarbarella Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 yes, it is shared access, so cant keep her out, terrace with a passage for 4 houses her and me this side and 2 on the other, she came in earlier and was stood for ages looking at the chooks, then saw me and my friend watching her out of the window and went all giggly and over friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 it's only 'access' though she cannot go and let your girls out and clean your eglu, that's tresspass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricbarbarella Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 thats what my friend was saying, thinking about fencing a path so she only has access to the path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness3103 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 why not put an electric fence up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 why not put an electric fence up I cannot believe the cheek of some people! Can't suggest anything that hasn't already been said, just wanted to give some ((hugs)) x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 When you went away for the weekend and the lady cleaned your Eglu was she supposed to be looking after your hens while you were away? perhaps she thought that is what looking after them entailed?.. I would get a fence up and restrict her to the path Maybe she was stood outside looking at the hens because her visitor told her all was ok and she still can't believe it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
