mum-2-olly Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 (edited) well, ive had my 4 girls for about 3 weeks now and loving it! i did have the courtesy to let my neighbours know we were getting them and they were all in favour of it, apart from 1 neighbour, she is lovely but they're just not her thing. since then she still doesn't seem to like them but pops over every now and again to interfere, for eg, we went away to a wedding last weekend for 1 night, the girls had loads of water, food and treats but when i got home i noticed there was loads of feed and veg trod into the run, she came over and said (jokingly) how cruel i was as they had no food or water and she had to fill it up, then telling all the neighbours how if i do it again she will report me to rspca (again joking but annoying non the less!!) i know what they eat and drink and there is no way they drank 2 superglugs worth in a night!!!!!!!! she then said she noticed in the water i had put a clove of garlic and it made their eggs taste nasty so "i took it out!" my girls are not even LAYING yet!!!!!!!!! everytime i come home from work on a morning they free range in the garden and i notice she has put a pile of lettuce or other veg for them which is lovely of her but it means they are not eating lp as much, i dont give them treats until 4pm ish. sorry for the rant!!! should i just put up with it and stop moaning???!!! thankyou! cherry, pixie, violet and baby! Edited June 27, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 How does she get in your garden then? did you ask her to take care of them? If not I would make sure she doesnt get access. She sounds seriously annoying to me and without being nasty I would try and keep a wide birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum-2-olly Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 i dont mean to make her sound nasty, she is a nice neighbour, we just have a front gate, we live in a v small terraced house with a front yard/garden so she has direct access thru our gate like the postman, milkman etc. i didnt ask her to look after them as my friend lives nearby and kept an eye on them for me, anyway we were only away for about 12 hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Still she shouldnt take it on herself to interefere - could you lock your run so she cant open it to put stuff in. Some people need to get a life. I have to admit I would get seriously annoyed if someone was interfering with my girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 You could explain to her about the treats and ask her if she wants to treat them could she put the food in a container so you can monitor how much they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 She is trespassing. I would up the security to your garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Sorry but I would go nuts if anyone did this to me! I wouldn't stand for all and sundry coming into my garden when they feel like it, making in your case, unsubstantiated comments on my animal husbandry and feeding them whatever they wanted! As Egluntyne said, she's trespassing and I would agree that taking steps to prevent free access to your garden is the way to go. If you feel like you have to speak to her, just thank her for her interest but in the interests of your girls, you must be the only person feeding and caring for them. Good luck and let us know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 For someone who said they weren't in favour of your girls, she's showing an inordinate amount of interest in them . Tell her they won't lay as well if she keeps feeding them extras - and there won't be any spare to give her (not that I'd give her any anyway, interfering so-and-so ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 This women sounds unbelievable! Can you electrify your gate ? Only joking but crikey she is out of order! If she doesn't like chickens she has obviously ever owned any. I would be worried she was going to feed them something they shouldn't have! Just to make you feel better...... My mum's friend lost all her chickens one day to a fox while she was at work. Their run door was open and she couldn't understand how the fox opened it. It was awful, blood and feathers everywhere A few days later her neighbour confessed she'd been going round after she'd gone to work, letting the chickens out to fr and nipping back to shut them up again before she got home!!!! And you've guessed it, this neighbour wasn't keen on her getting chickens makes you wonder if she wanted them to get caught. I told her to call the police( as she was trespassing) I was so angry but she didn't. She has given up keeping chickens for the time being as she was so upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 What an awful story . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchanted Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Like all previous, I too would be hopping mad to learn that somebody was coming in to our garden without permission and doing something with or giving something to our chickens. I must confess feeling a slight pity and even a little sympathy for these interfering souls. Firstly they obviously struggle with the social skill of keeping your/others boundaries both physically (as in keeping out of your garden) and practically as in not doing something for or to you without your permission. Looking at their act from another angle, maybe its not the 'having chickens' they don't like but the 'keeping chickens cooped up' ? That of course is still no excuse - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I am incensed by this story (I need a chill pill) - I hate my privacy being invaded and I think you need to slap a big padlock on the door of the Eglu. This woman has no right to be in your garden - and the woman who let the hens out for spite should have been prosecuted. She wouldnt be standing if she did that to my girls. I didnt ask my neighbours before getitng hens - we have a biggish garden and yes I get on with them but its no one dam business what I do in there - if I want to garden in the buff thats my affair - I dont much too prudish and it might affect some poor soul with a dodgey ticker. Stand your ground girl - its you garden and your hens - now wheres my valium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forestchook Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 she then said she noticed in the water i had put a clove of garlic and it made their eggs taste nasty so "i took it out!" my girls are not even LAYING yet!!!!!!!!! ..... how would she know it made the eggs taste nasty? Depending on how she said it I'd find that highly suspicious if I hadn't even seen any eggs from them yet! How old are your girls? I hope you can sort this (her) out. N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billathome65 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Joking???? yeh OK this is a nasty piece of work OK when things suit but slimy when they don't be careful. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majuka Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I am incensed by this story (I need a chill pill) - I hate my privacy being invaded and I think you need to slap a big padlock on the door of the Eglu. This woman has no right to be in your garden - and the woman who let the hens out for spite should have been prosecuted. She wouldnt be standing if she did that to my girls. I didnt ask my neighbours before getitng hens - we have a biggish garden and yes I get on with them but its no one dam business what I do in there - if I want to garden in the buff thats my affair - I dont much too prudish and it might affect some poor soul with a dodgey ticker. Stand your ground girl - its you garden and your hens - now wheres my valium. I agree with Ali, the nerve of people to come onto private property and mess with their chickens. We have 6 ft fencing all round the garden, a padlock on the gate and padlocks on the girls run. I doubt anybody could get in without a real struggle. If some busy body told me they had been taking it upon themselves to 'look after' our girls they would be in for rather a shock. After I had told them exactly what I thought of their behaviour I would be reporting them to the police for trespassing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 outrageous! maybe you could tell her they are on a special diet and/or antibiotics for medical reasons, and therefore she mustn't go near them as could be dangerous for her and them? (I can see downsides with this, but it might keep her at bay for a bit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum-2-olly Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 I am incensed by this story (I need a chill pill) - I hate my privacy being invaded and I think you need to slap a big padlock on the door of the Eglu. This woman has no right to be in your garden - and the woman who let the hens out for spite should have been prosecuted. She wouldnt be standing if she did that to my girls. I didnt ask my neighbours before getitng hens - we have a biggish garden and yes I get on with them but its no one dam business what I do in there - if I want to garden in the buff thats my affair - I dont much too prudish and it might affect some poor soul with a dodgey ticker. Stand your ground girl - its you garden and your hens - now wheres my valium. i think seeing MYSELF in the buff would give me a dodgy ticker let alone any one else!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mum-2-olly Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 thanks for everyone's replies, i really do appreciate it, i thought i might be making a big deal. we have a nice community where we live and my neighbour is a lovely lady really, we both grow veg and herbs so often have a lil produce swap and she always puts our bins in for us if we are away etc, so im not saying she is an old hag or anything!!! her friend keeps chickens which is why she took the garlic out of the water, but i think after everyone's response on here i am justified in having a friendly word with her. i think im just gonna say that i appreciate her interest in the hens and when the eggs come (my girls are about 18 weeks so a week or 2) she will be welcome to some but if she would mind not giving them treats i would be grateful! hopefully that doesnt sound too rude, to be honest she is a bit sensitive, so even that will probably offend her a lil but maybe just enough to keep her at hen bay!! we have the eglu in a long wooden run with a door for fr in the afternoons when i get home, it does have a lock but she is putting the treats thru the bar holes!!!!!!! thanks again everyone!...and just wanted to say that i am dead grateful for everyone on this forum because after reading on here for a year i finally got my hens and it si the best thing i have ever done...apart from get married and my son!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 my jaw hit the floor reading this thread - I would make my front yard gate lockable, put a letter cage on it and have the milkman leave the milk outside it. I would NEVER just walk into someone's garden let alone interfere with things that were none of my business. and if anyone just walked into mine I'd be incredibly rude to them when asking them to leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Hope you get it sorted - be aware some of these "sensitive" types are not all what they seem. She needs to be told - I am sure she is lovely but they are your hens and not hers - good luck and keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Good luck, she does need telling, that however well intentioned she may think her actions are, they are bang out of order and are upsetting you and could do your hens harm. She needs to keep out of your garden and if she is so keen get her own hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I would still up your security. If she can get in,then so can others,and that is not good for your garden or house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I would still up your security. If she can get in,then so can others,and that is not good for your garden or house Definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I would still up your security. If she can get in,then so can others,and that is not good for your garden or house If it's a front garden though, how could you up your security there? I liked the previous comment, electrify the gate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 In that case the Eglu needs locking up really well. As they are in a pen,put a really good padlock and chain on it. As you day she pokes treats through the holes,maybe double and overlap the wire? You say that the water and feed had been filled and food trodden in,so she must have been in the pen.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
