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HockeyMom

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7. My former neighbors had chickens

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2015, 11:12 AM

Aug 2015

I really didn't care until he decided to not cage them and let them roam all over. They were in my backyard. They were in my driveway when I tried to drive out. I most definitely did not want to run over any chickens. We were constantly chasing his chickens.

My husband went over and talked to him. If the man really cared about his chickens, he would not want them to run loose and get run over in the streets by a car. Sue him? No, speak reasonably.

He built a fence around his property. Perfectly reasonable solution to the problem.

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Neighbor suing over chickens and garden says she�s trying to maintain the integrity of the neighborh [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2015 OP

'integrity'? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #1

No kidding. Daemonaquila Aug 2015 #3

Lynn better watch out! Cracklin Charlie Aug 2015 #2

those talons are no match for my smoker :) snooper2 Aug 2015 #4

So she has lived there 32 years, isn't selling but wants compensation for an unproved decline in GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #5

I would like to reserve judgment until after trial? How many Chickens and their manure in suburban backyards? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #6

My former neighbors had chickens HockeyMom Aug 2015 #7

+1 jonno99 Aug 2015 #8

Exactly, urban farming needs regulation just like other enterprises. Our small community allows jwirr Aug 2015 #10

Not ok on a 1/4 acre lot FreakinDJ Aug 2015 #9

I've kept chickens for years. cwydro Aug 2015 #13

bs magical thyme Aug 2015 #14

People here keep chickens on small city lots with 50' frontages Retrograde Aug 2015 #15

Which diseases are those? Mariana Aug 2015 #17

Busybodyitis for one. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #19

I live in an unincorporated area. MissB Aug 2015 #11

Oh come on. Android3.14 Aug 2015 #12

I find the argument that city law doesn't override neighborhood covenants to be bullshit. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #16

I could swear I saw one on my deed about drinking alcohol on Sundays. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #20

I think Ms. Williams should decorate the part of her yard Mariana Aug 2015 #18

If they make her get rid of the chickens, I hope she gets two or three Beagles. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #21