|
Post by papersilly on Feb 13, 2019 17:45:51 GMT
report it.
|
|
|
Post by Really Red on Feb 13, 2019 18:40:41 GMT
It shouldn't surprise me what people do, but the whole reason I moved into an HOA, was because people do crazy stuff. I don't want to see a Winnebago that's larger than my home parked on the street. I don't want people's lawns overgrown and ugly and I don't want people to to let their homes go to crap.
I always prefer a face-to-face, but it seems like people are less and less reasonable (she said as she is listening to someone on a speakerphone(!) for the past 40 minutes with her office door wide open), so I agree with the others, report it to the HOA as soon as possible. Our HOA only meetings every 2 months, but for something like that, we'd resolve it on email.
Good luck.
|
|
|
Post by mellowyellow on Feb 13, 2019 18:42:51 GMT
I love chickens and used to have about 50 of them but I also live out in the country. No way would I tolerate that in a subdivision. They are kind of nasty and I wouldn't want to smell that. I would be calling the HOA asap.
|
|
paigepea
Drama Llama
Enter your message here...
Posts: 5,609
Location: BC, Canada
Jun 26, 2014 4:28:55 GMT
|
Post by paigepea on Feb 13, 2019 18:45:25 GMT
We reported when the guy down the street parked his work trailer in front of our house for 2 weeks. We gave him time. It’s against city bylaws. Plus in front of our house is permit parking and he didn’t have a permit (in front of his house at the end of the block isn’t permit parking). We live in a type of village within the city so parts of the streets are permit to allow residents to park. But you have to pay for the permit and display it on your dash. Anyway. He got a ticket. Parked again. We called again. After the second ticket he parked in the lane like he’s supposed to.
If it was just his car it wouldn’t have been a problem but he eventually would have been ticketed for not having a permit.
|
|
|
Post by Lexica on Feb 13, 2019 19:17:10 GMT
If your yards are the size of the yards in my area, I wouldn’t hesitate to notify the HOA about them. Don’t chickens bring a lot of flies too? I hope to raise chickens if I can acquire a yard big enough where they are allowed. Having them on a small city lot is not fair to the neighbors or the chickens.
|
|
|
Post by gale w on Feb 13, 2019 19:23:17 GMT
Do they have a rooster? Otherwise you really shouldn't be hearing a whole lot. We only had hens and every time one laid an egg, they sang. Loudly. Sometimes the others would join in. Our chicken house is not very close to the house and we could hear them clearly in the house.
|
|
|
Post by 950nancy on Feb 13, 2019 19:33:39 GMT
People choose to live in HOA areas for this reason. They don't want XXX. I would kindly report them to the HOA.
|
|
|
Post by auntkelly on Feb 13, 2019 19:34:50 GMT
Personally, the chickens wouldn't bother me. However, they could very well affect the property values in my neighborhood and that would bother me. I would report them.
I don't have any tolerance for people who ignore the rules.
|
|
|
Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 13, 2019 19:43:57 GMT
We have chickens and only the one little jerk rooster (who was bought by accident) really made any appreciable noise. Once we got rid of him, the hens aren’t loud at all. We still have nine hens and they’re not bad at all noise wise but we also live way out in an almost rural suburb and we can have them here. (Heck, I saw one of the neighbor’s COWS walking down the street one day, so there’s that!) Now having said that, it would depend on how many there are though too. If it was one or two, I probably wouldn’t have an issue with it. More than that and I probably would if the yards are small because the coop can smell if it’s not taken care of.
|
|
|
Post by anniefb on Feb 13, 2019 19:44:37 GMT
I wouldn't worry about chickens but if they're not allowed by the HOA then I would consider letting the HOA know.
|
|
MaryMary
Pearl Clutcher
Lazy
Posts: 2,975
Jun 25, 2014 21:56:13 GMT
|
Post by MaryMary on Feb 13, 2019 19:58:03 GMT
Wouldn’t bother me... but I have chickens in a suburban neighborhood. (No HOA.)
|
|
|
Post by KikiPea on Feb 13, 2019 20:05:11 GMT
Do they have a rooster? Otherwise you really shouldn't be hearing a whole lot. I haven't seen it, but the neighbor directly behind us said chicken. To me, it sounds more like a duck. I usually only hear it once or twice a day, but almost every day.
|
|
|
Post by KikiPea on Feb 13, 2019 20:08:22 GMT
Chickens stink never mind the noise. I would complain in a heartbeat. I can't smell anything, or even say anything about that because my dog's poop stinks, too.
|
|
carhoch
Pearl Clutcher
Be yourself everybody else is already taken
Posts: 2,991
Location: We’re RV’s so It change all the time .
Jun 28, 2014 21:46:39 GMT
|
Post by carhoch on Feb 13, 2019 20:24:53 GMT
If my neighbor got chickens I would think great fresh eggs ,It would never crossed my mind to denounce them . I live in a neighborhood where people know each other ,talk to each other and help each other .
|
|
mallie
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,253
Jul 3, 2014 18:13:13 GMT
|
Post by mallie on Feb 13, 2019 20:35:18 GMT
I am not a big rule follower, but...
When you choose to live in an HOA, you choose to abide by the rules. If you don't like the rules, you can petition to change them. But you cannot just decide the rules don't apply to you. You're just not that special. And no one has to put up with your delusions of specialness.
If you want to do what you want, then don't live in an HOA.
|
|
carhoch
Pearl Clutcher
Be yourself everybody else is already taken
Posts: 2,991
Location: We’re RV’s so It change all the time .
Jun 28, 2014 21:46:39 GMT
|
Post by carhoch on Feb 13, 2019 20:38:43 GMT
Do they have a rooster? Otherwise you really shouldn't be hearing a whole lot. I haven't seen it, but the neighbor directly behind us said chicken. To me, it sounds more like a duck. I usually only hear it once or twice a day, but almost every day. In your first post you said that you hear them every day they are loud and they are getting annoying and now you says that you hear them one or twice a day . maybe they bother you just because it’s against the HOA and you are stickler for the rules and that’s OK but be honest about it .
|
|
carhoch
Pearl Clutcher
Be yourself everybody else is already taken
Posts: 2,991
Location: We’re RV’s so It change all the time .
Jun 28, 2014 21:46:39 GMT
|
Post by carhoch on Feb 13, 2019 20:42:26 GMT
I am not a big rule follower, but... When you choose to live in an HOA, you choose to abide by the rules. If you don't like the rules, you can petition to change them. But you cannot just decide the rules don't apply to you. You're just not that special. And no one has to put up with your delusions of specialness. If you want to do what you want, then don't live in an HOA. I agree with you to a certain point but I think showing a little flexibility/kindness is never a bad thing ,if the birds are not loud and don’t smell I would let them be .
|
|
|
Post by littlemama on Feb 13, 2019 20:43:25 GMT
Well, in the olden days, you would be able to just go talk to them and let them know it is not allowed and that the noise that you are hearing is disruptive. This would give them the opportunity to rectify the situation like good neighbors. If they didn't at that point, you would turn them in. Nowadays, people are crazy, so if I didn't know them, I would report them to the HOA. Yeah, I’m pretty sure they would know, and just don’t care, but who knows. Not feeling talking directly to them, since I don’t know anything about them. People are nuts! Then I would report them to the HOA.
|
|
mallie
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,253
Jul 3, 2014 18:13:13 GMT
|
Post by mallie on Feb 13, 2019 20:51:39 GMT
I am not a big rule follower, but... When you choose to live in an HOA, you choose to abide by the rules. If you don't like the rules, you can petition to change them. But you cannot just decide the rules don't apply to you. You're just not that special. And no one has to put up with your delusions of specialness. If you want to do what you want, then don't live in an HOA. I agree with you to a certain point but I think showing a little flexibility/kindness is never a bad thing ,if the birds are not loud and don’t smell I would let them be . I see from a prior post that you live in Stars Hollow where everyone is kind and considerate, but that hasn't been my experience. In my experience, when you give people an inch, they take 5 miles. Don't uphold this rule, then people start to think all of the rules are flexible. I have seen that sort of escalation happen so many times and it always starts with a "Well, this doesn't realllllly hurt anyone, so...." Again, I am not a die hard rule follower by any means. My friends and family always joke that I am a pirate who thinks rules are just guidelines. But I chose to live in a HOA neighborhood and I have to abide by those rules. Right now, I realllly want to cut down the tree in my front yard, but the HOA rules forbid it, so I have to abide by that even if it's not what I want. I don't think it's right for me to decide that the rules -- the rules I signed on to -- don't apply to me. I am not special. And given that these people chose to bring poultry into a neighborhood that forbids it without talking to their neighbors or being concerned about the impact it might have on them (regardless of the rules), I am not sure kindness is an attribute with which they are familiar.
|
|
casii
Drama Llama
Posts: 5,464
Jun 29, 2014 14:40:44 GMT
|
Post by casii on Feb 13, 2019 21:00:23 GMT
Well we don't have an HOA and we do have chickens, but before we got them, we talked to our surrounding neighbors about it. And free eggs makes for a lot of goodwill. The older neighbors have even commented upon how they enjoy their egg song vs constantly barking dogs.
All that said, if they're disruptive to you and against HOA rules, say something or report them.
|
|
|
Post by rahnee on Feb 13, 2019 21:29:46 GMT
I'm constantly amazed at how intolerant people are. They're chickens. How much noise does a chicken make. Virtually none. And what noise they do make is quiet. And if the pen is clean, there is no smell. My neighbour has 12 chickens. I have no idea they are there unless I walk up to the fence to look at them. Maybe living harmoniously with the neighbour is a better option. Not dobbing them in because you can.
|
|
|
Post by Florida Cindy on Feb 13, 2019 21:38:08 GMT
Yes
|
|
|
Post by mustlovecats on Feb 13, 2019 21:42:03 GMT
I'm constantly amazed at how intolerant people are. They're chickens. How much noise does a chicken make. Virtually none. And what noise they do make is quiet. And if the pen is clean, there is no smell. My neighbour has 12 chickens. I have no idea they are there unless I walk up to the fence to look at them. Maybe living harmoniously with the neighbour is a better option. Not dobbing them in because you can. In my opinion it’s not really about being intolerant, it’s about living by the agreement that we all made when we bought into HOA neighborhoods. I bought in a residential zone with HOA expecting it to mean certain things... shared amenities with the HOA, and certain things we can and can’t do on our properties by the zoning rules. We can’t have farm animals... goats, chickens, pigs... we all agreed to this. This wasn’t a surprise to anyone, that didn’t change. So why should one person choose to break that agreement and the rest of us just tolerate it especially if it’s annoying or bad for property values? You want chickens, go buy a property where the agreement allows them... abiding by those agreements makes for harmonious neighbors.
|
|
|
Post by KikiPea on Feb 13, 2019 22:26:16 GMT
I'm constantly amazed at how intolerant people are. They're chickens. How much noise does a chicken make. Virtually none. And what noise they do make is quiet. And if the pen is clean, there is no smell. My neighbour has 12 chickens. I have no idea they are there unless I walk up to the fence to look at them. Maybe living harmoniously with the neighbour is a better option. Not dobbing them in because you can. I CAN hear it, and it's annoying, especially since they're not even supposed to be there. I don't live in the country. This chicken is practically in my backyard, as our yards are very small.
|
|
freebird
Drama Llama
'cause I'm free as a bird now
Posts: 6,927
Jun 25, 2014 20:06:48 GMT
|
Post by freebird on Feb 13, 2019 22:54:40 GMT
There are 2 types in the world: People that think HOA's are a good idea. People that think HOA's are the devil.
Never the twain shall meet... or shouldn't.
|
|
|
Post by gale w on Feb 13, 2019 23:03:19 GMT
I'd love to know where everyone finds these quiet chickens. I've raised various breeds of chickens at one time or another since 1987 and none have ever been quiet. Not even the hens.
|
|
|
Post by Lexica on Feb 13, 2019 23:39:28 GMT
I get ducks from the lake right behind my house flying over quite often. If my windows are open, I can hear the ducks because they can make quite a racket, but I love that. I have even had a few wayward ducks decide to give my pool a try. I just made sure to add extra chlorine after they left. Hearing chickens wouldn’t bother me, but smelling them and any additional flies that are around because of them would bother me a lot. If they are really clean and there is nothing but the noise, I’d probably not pay much attention.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
May 10, 2024 9:32:26 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 23:43:30 GMT
People pay dues to be in an HOA for the very fact that it has rules. Respecting rules is not intolerance. If the OP's HOA stipulates no chickens, she isn't the rude, wrong, or unneighborly one, the person who is violating the rules is. I cannot suffer fools who justify doing the wrong thing because they've decided they're above it all, then have the gall to get pissy at people for being upset. Imagine that! People get upset when you're a selfish jerk.
|
|
|
Post by pierkiss on Feb 13, 2019 23:50:13 GMT
If they were bothering me I would. If they were not bothering me I probably wouldn’t. I like chickens and I want some. We can’t have them here. I would also love to be friends with people nearby who had chickens so that I could buy their eggs.
But yeah, if they were bothering me I wouldn’t hesistate to call and make a complaint.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
May 10, 2024 9:32:26 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 23:53:44 GMT
I'd love to know where everyone finds these quiet chickens. I've raised various breeds of chickens at one time or another since 1987 and none have ever been quiet. Not even the hens. My Rhode Island Red is fairly quiet. Silkies are quiet. My Easter Eggers ? I have never heard them make a sound. My golden sex-link never made a sound not even when the neighbors’s dog pulled her out of hiding spot and killed her. The silkie roosters are loud. I wish I had the nerve to beat them with a shovel. My ducks? Omg they the most gossiping bunch of cluckers. They aren’t loud just very happy. but the drake is fairly quiet. BUT THE GEESE! Oh holy hell, I could kill them. They are horrid people. They honk all day long. The turkeys are our early warning alarms. They usually only talk when people are in the yard.
|
|