Chicken bald back

[Luvachicken]

I wasn't sure where to post this really.

I know I've complained about my neighbours before.

As soon as the nice weather comes they start making a racket.

Yesterday my girls were making a little bit of mad clucking, so I thought I should check it out, only to find that the child next door was copying the noise and making my girls worse. So I shouted at the fence that they really weren't helping and talked to my girls who stopped straight away.

All was quiet. I went out. They saw me go out and arrive back to which the children decided to cluck all down the path. I ignored them.

 

Today a similar thing, except my girls were already quiet. The boy next door decided to run around his garden clucking. He is in yr4 and the other child in yr7 - I find it pretty childish, and would expect it of a much younger child.

To top it off I have yet another ball in my garden - which can stay there for a while - and then they spent the evening playing football with a space hopper. It made a right din.

 

I think if the adults next door complain about the noise of my chickens anytime I will just say I thought they liked it as their children copied it so much.

Am I just being a grouch ?

[BlueSilver]

Said from a loving place -is it really such a big deal? Granted I am sort of on the other side of things; my son is ten years old, hyperactive and autistic. He is LOUD, stand as tall as a 16 year old and yet he can often act like he is 4. He is exactly the type who would run around clucking. (And he does!). There was a time I was really worried about what neighbours thought, because he doesn't have a big "autism" sign on his head to explain his behaviour and I was tired of the dirty looks. Now, I can't be bothered to apologise for my son, if someone complains I will try to sort things out but my son is who he is.

 

What I am saying I guess is if no one is complaining about the noise p, then is it really an issue? And, for all you know, the kids may also be on the spectrum (not that it us really anyone's place to demand medical information, but I'm just saying looks can be deceiving, and people often make assumptions). I admit I am a bit more forward than most people however and if there was a problem with my son and his noise level, nothing irritates me more than smiles to my face then stroppy letters in my post box. Tell me to my face, end of. I haven't seen anything about neighbours from previous posts but maybe it would be an idea to have a gentle word directly with the parents?

 

Just my tuppence from someone who has been on the receiving end of a lot of stick in the past, mostly due from misunderstandings.

[Luvachicken]

Bluesilver, I'm sorry you have been on the receiving end of people not understanding.

The people who lived in the house before had an autistic daughter and to be honest, I wish they were the ones who still lived there. She had her problems but was very likeable.

 

I don't think either of them are autistic.

I could understand it then and wouldn't mind at all if that was what was wrong with them.

I work with a severely autistic child so am quite sympathetic to their needs.

 

It's just they wind me up, have no respect for anybody and make a lot of noise. Their parents aren't much better.

 

As you say, it's not such a big deal, but we do have a lot of neighbours and them adding to my girls noise might make someone complain. I will try and ignore them.

[redsunset]

I think it's a live and let live situation. If their kids make a noise and your chooks respond in kind then easy, take a joke about who is trying to out do who? Kids will always be noisy, chooks can be too. If the moan then you can counteract with um ur kids play, and I don't complain sound? Depends on the neighbours of course. I put a note in mines egg box to say I now had cockerels and to let me know if a prob (I'm quite deaf!) but they said no prob at all..........so far

[BlueSilver]

Yeah, fear not. If someone complains then it is worth a word but I think they are winding you up for the sake of it. (And my son does that too, btw, he isn't all innocence!). But ASD comes in a lot of different flavours as you are probably aware, and even Aspergers looks merely like "jerk" sometimes. I wish you luck on it -and a shot of gin if needed,to Fortify the Constitution.

[Luvachicken]

Yes, maybe I do need to chill more.

Or move house to the middle of nowhere

Or put noise cancelling headphones on so I hear nothing at all

[Egluntyne]

At least if they come around complaining about your chickens, you have some ammo.

[gavclojak]

At least if they come around complaining about your chickens, you have some ammo.

 

You took the words right out of my mouth:)

 

One of my main concerns was the noise my girls make, I have a lady next door who has 5 kids, a small garden with a trampoline and two Down's syndrome boys who are 10 and twelve.....they make a LOT of noise and they too copy the chooks noise, they also can't speak very well so vocalise very loudly something's for ages, while bouncing on a noisy trampoline! but do you know what........there but for the grace of god.......I thank my lucky stars my kids are fit and healthy.....and they really are a nice family, could be a lot worse, no swearing,drinking party's, or anti social behaviour and sometimes their noise drowns out my girls egg announcing

[Chickabee]

I'm guilty of having 4 children, they're all practically grown ups now. When they were young I used to have my friends 4 round to play, so I would have 8 children 7 and under. It was great fun we had paddling pools, slides, sand pits and yes a trampoline. I didn't pay much attention to how much noise they were making unfortunately, it was great to watch them having so much fun. 4 year old boys can have a habit of doing very annoying things just for the sake of it. I've now got lots of noisy chickens and 3 dogs, people actually walk past barking! This has the desired effect my dogs join in the chorus

 

My lovely neighbours have never complained, just complimented me on having great kids.

 

I think try to ride the storm. You could give your girls something interesting to peck at whilst this is going on. My ex bats love playing the drums on their bright green watering can

[Valkyrie]

@ the drum! I say let the chooks make a noise. If the children are joining in then maybe they'll be drowning the sound out of the chickens!

[Luvachicken]

Thanks everyone, you have all made me feel a lot better.

I will try really hard to ignore the children next door.

 

At least if they come around complaining about your chickens, you have some ammo.

I agree Egluntyne, they better watch out if they do complain.

And apparently, the chap next door got a police warning for arguing and shouting abuse at the lady in the house opposite last Summer, so I am prepared.

 

You could give your girls something interesting to peck at whilst this is going on. My ex bats love playing the drums on their bright green watering can

Hmmm, a chicken drum ..... now where could I get one of them from

[Chickabee]

Oo they don't sound like the most pleasent of neighbours. Keep yourself to yourself I say

[Luvachicken]

Oo they don't sound like the most pleasent of neighbours. Keep yourself to yourself I say

 

They're not the best

I suppose some could be a lot worse though.