Honeysmum Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 My neighbour has a very noisy cockerel which does annoy us by crowing from 2am onwards but to be good neighbours ourselves we haven’t complained…yet. Because of the heat I’ve let my hens out into my garden where they can scratch and find cool shade. To my surprise and annoyance the cockerel flew over the adjoining fence and hedge, chased my girls and tried to mate with them! We managed to corner it and got the neighbour to collect it. Anyone know the law on trespassing cockerels? It’s no use speaking to the neighbour about it as he’s a very unpleasant man and has verbally abused me in the past. my poor girls are now contained for fear of this happening again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 4:13 PM, Honeysmum said: My neighbour has a very noisy cockerel which does annoy us by crowing from 2am onwards but to be good neighbours ourselves we haven’t complained…yet. Because of the heat I’ve let my hens out into my garden where they can scratch and find cool shade. To my surprise and annoyance the cockerel flew over the adjoining fence and hedge, chased my girls and tried to mate with them! We managed to corner it and got the neighbour to collect it. Anyone know the law on trespassing cockerels? It’s no use speaking to the neighbour about it as he’s a very unpleasant man and has verbally abused me in the past. my poor girls are now contained for fear of this happening again! Don’t know of any laws, but he needs to keep his animals in his garden and contain them if they don’t stay in his garden. You could put in a complaint at the council? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 You might want to take a squizz at one of the responses I posted to a thread about a non-chicken keeper trying to deal with a neighbour letting their hens range across the boundary. https://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/topic/89328-advice-for-neighbour-of-a-chicken-keeper-please/?do=findComment&comment=1164336 In short, this would likely be a civil tort of trespass, but your neighbour failing to keep his cockerel under control would probably be legally the same as actively allowing his cockerel onto your land. I hasten to add I'm no expert, so please accept I'm including all the caveats for your double checking my opinion before acting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I’d clip the cockerels wing if it flies over again after you’ve asked his owner to stop it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
