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1. Yeah just don't worry about it. Make him some scones next year if he's a good boy and doesn't talk to you any more in grumpy tones.

2. call the police because he rings you at ridiculous times of the morning, and start an ongoing multi-generation feud.

3. You can just get eggs from anyone who has a rooster, and they will be fertile. Whenever you have a clucky hen, just throw half a dozen under her and you still get to have chicks.

I've seen chicks being hatched in an incubator at a grain store, so perhaps it's a common thing. ie you might be able to buy eggs from them. But it would be far easier to listen for the local roosters and track their sound to a nice local who doesn't hate things. And if they help you out with some eggs, they'll be your new friends, and you can start a healthy multi-generational relationship with them, and have them over for lunch with the grumpy guy as well. That's what I'd do


I never found roosters a problem. Roosters crowing mean everything's OK.

of course, you could always play a loop of Little Red Rooster (my favourite is by the Stones) and then see if Victor Meldrew is still complaining.

I would chalk it up to him being the grumpy old neighbor that would be grumpy no matter what you do. A rooster or two should be no big deal when other neighbors already have them.

Battle Ground permits you to have chickens and roosters within city limits, so the more rural parts should be even less of an issue.

So I'd just chalk this up to tough noogies for him and move on with your day.

If he's retired and isn't waking up at that time already, if not sooner, then screw it. If he's not staying busy, then IMHO he should be dead soon. My grandparents lived till they were in their late 80s/early 90s. When they retired, they were up early everyday and kept busy around the house/neighborhood. I remember my grandma telling me that the reason for her good health is that she stayed busy. Sure lots of naps throughout the day but there was always something to do around the house or with her friends.

Another solution is called a 'night box', a soundproof dark box you put the rooster in at night.

But that's a city solution to a country problem.

Yeah, except he's apparently been organizing the neighborhood against us. Since his angry voicemail, two others have come over to complain. Rooster's been here six months, and suddenly this week everyone got upset about it? Yeah, right.

And the gripey neighbor has bragged enough to us on ways he's retaliated against people who have wronged him in the past that I figured if I didn't get rid of the rooster he was likely to come to some bad end sooner or later. And maybe not just him...there are the other chickens, and the goats, and my greenhouse and aquaponic system. Anything could happen, out there in the dark unlit nights.

It made me feel pretty vulnerable. I don't like feeling that way in a place that's supposed to be my forever home.

Dangit.

They're all so proud of our "neighborhood" where nobody fences their property lines because they're all so open and accepting. Uh-huh. I'm feeling the love.

I'll show 'em. I'll outlive the lot of 'em, and THEN I'll have a rooster.

Well they can complain all they want. If you're not breaking any noise ordinences you're fine. You're all legal and he's just being an asshat.

It sounds like it is time to put up some security cameras. You have done nothing wrong, but if he is making threats against your property, he is very much in the wrong. There is no better court evidence than video of someone doing something illegal. Have you reported the threat to the authorities yet?

He hasn't threatened anything. But my professional assessment is that he might DO something, if he felt he was being provoked.


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Kewl.... glue your rooster to the fence outside his window then... and have your mobile ready...

The rooster is gone. One of my genius friends suggested loudly playing a recording of roosters in the morning, though. And then I could be all, "What rooster? You made me give away the rooster!"

I think I could incorporate BW's directional microphone into that scheme, too.

Too bad I'm not that evil. It could be fun.

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We have 3 roosters- they usually start up 2-3 hours before sunrise! the closest house to ours is 400m away, and they have a rooster too, so no complaints from them.
We are building a straw bale house (very good sound insulation) for the chooks, partly to make it a little quieter in the mornings, but mainly so they have a comfy place to be in very hot summer, or cold wet windy winter weather.
If you have the space, it might be worth building something like that to placate the neighbour, if you get another rooster

That wasn't my idea, that was the invention engines idea.

It was a PA system not a microphone.

And besides, what idea?

The only way to make sure you get good neighbours is to buy all the land around you and then rent it out

I'll never use the invention engine for EEEvil

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Thank you, Bullwinkle!



And there's nothing on the package about them containing human body parts. Whew!

I'll be back later. I have cookies to eat!

Maybe they aren't required to tell you anymore...