It's Rooster Time Again...

[gategrrl]

 

Yeah, roosters. Some of you may remember back a few months ago, I wrote about our neighbors who built a chicken coop and stocked it with three hens and one big cock. 

The Guy and I noticed about a week or so ago, a rooster crowing. It wasn't overly noisy; it sounded muffled, so we were able to just let it go. It wasn't particularly obvious, so live and let live, as they say.

However, yesterday, the Guy noticed that they have TWO roosters crowing away, and they aren't muffled anymore. TWO, people. There's one with a deep voice, and another who sounds like he should be singing for The Phantom of the Opera.

I'm going to have to call animal control again. Hopefully I won't get the same person as last time, who said to me, "You DO realize that roosters crow?"

No. Shit. Sherlock.

Although this isn't anywhere NEAR as bad and loud as that house next to a flock of geese  it's still annoying.

Comments

[superbadgirl]

Hey, I have a neighbor with chickens and roosters, too. They disturb me a little when I walk by to catch the bus. Chickens can growl. It's bizarre.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

OT: I love your icon. *g*

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Do you have zoning laws against that sort of thing?

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't think our area is zoned for farm animals. There ARE areas near us that *are* (I've seen horses, etc) but this is definitely suburbia!

All I'll say at this point is, it's just plain out weird that someone is keeping chickens behind their house. As yet, my more sound-sensitive other half hasn't gone berserk over the crowing; honestly, all we want is some semblence of neighborliness wherein our neighbors (and us in turn) respect everyone else. Which means, if you keep livestock, you'd better keep them under control! At least these folks haven't let them out loose, unlike my other clueless neighbors who moved. (and I keep thanking heaven for that, nice as they were).

Sorry for the essay.

I guess my other concern is property values, frankly. As horrible as it is to be concerned about that, if we were going to sell our house, I think we'd be a LOT more adamant that those chickens were removed.