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jcgoldie

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8. Here there's a half dozen of them

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 09:33 AM

Sep 2019

Wife has about 100 chickens and sells free range eggs at the farmer's market. Every once in awhile one of her "pullets" turns out to be a boy. You just block all that morning noise out like background after awhile, just like car noises in the city.

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Maurice the rooster wins court battle over noise with neighbours [View all] malaise Sep 2019 OP

good for maurice! mopinko Sep 2019 #1

I'd find it very reassuring to hear a rooster's vocalizing every morning... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #2

Here there's a half dozen of them jcgoldie Sep 2019 #8

This was the right verdict, IMO. Ohiogal Sep 2019 #3

What Howlin' Wolf says: panader0 Sep 2019 #4

Love it malaise Sep 2019 #6

I lived next a couple that had a rooster mercuryblues Sep 2019 #5

I experienced that once and eventually it became "white noise"...just like the 24/7 sound of horns hlthe2b Sep 2019 #9

I didn't let myself become irritable over it mercuryblues Sep 2019 #15

I had an aunt who had to wear earplugs for decades for that very reason. hlthe2b Sep 2019 #16

Corinne is sure crowing about that court victory! jcgoldie Sep 2019 #7

Pinboy3niner would love this malaise Sep 2019 #13

I don't understand city people who move to the country, GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #10

It's worse than that malaise Sep 2019 #14

I've had roosters. cwydro Sep 2019 #11

Must be a slow news day BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #12

Happy for the result but hard to read. littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 #17

Damn that is so sad malaise Sep 2019 #18