Will the chickens fly into the kiddie pool? How do I keep them out? These are the neighbors chickens that are getting into my yard and becoming a nuisance.
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Will the chickens fly into the kiddie pool? How do I keep them out? These are the neighbors chickens that are getting into my yard and becoming a nuisance.
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Seriously, you need to talk with the neighbors one more time and tell them to keep their chickens OUT of your yard. If it was the occasional escapee, that might be one thing, but when it happens on a frequent, regular basis, they are not being responsible animal owners. Tell them the damage that their birds are causing (your loss of being able to do in your yard what you want), and that you really do not want to report them, but they do not even appear to be trying to keep their birds contained. There is no place in the valley that allows animals to be at-large (loose off of their owners' property).
When clipping wings, you clip only the primaries, if there is any pain or bleeding you are cutting WAY too far into the wing feathers.
Thanks Suze, I will try to talk to my neighbors but I have realized I have not seen them for awhile and maybe their relatives are house sitting. I have also not seen the hen for 2 weeks just the rooster. If can not contact my neighbors I think I will have someone kidnap the rooster and keep it.
I have a feeling they are not being fed and that is why all of a sudden they started coming into my yard. Another neighbor agreed with me on this.
That is sad for the chickens and you Grace. Sigh - I seriously don't understand the mind-set of some people with regard to animals/pets.
Clip one wing and drop them gently back over the fence.
How much should I take off the wing? Is there a point on the wing where it will start hurting the chicken if I cut too far up? Can I us regular scissors?
Grace, this is a decent video on how to clip the wings - I suggest having someone help you the first time, as you don't know the bird well, she may be squirmy, etc. Then you can use good, regular scissors and see exactly what you're doing.
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-clip-chicken-wings
I second the having someone help you suggestion. The first couple times it calms the nerves having a helper, but clipping is not a difficult thing to do. It helped that I had been clipping pet bird's feathers since a little kid, but even I was nervous the first time with a bird as big as a chicken! Just jump in with a good SHARP pair of scissors - any good pair will do.
One reason to not have free roaming chickens near neighbors, and a prime reason for many of the current livestock laws.
Most came to be because of lazy neighbors and the lack of civil discourse between neighbors, not saying this is your issue.
Thanks everyone I will try the tips. Interesting feedback, I know a lot of people think I should be more tolerant, but on this, I feel if people take on an animal or pet the pet owner should be more responsible. Two blocks over there are also chickens that roam the street, so I might see if Neighborhood Services has any educational flyers on chicken ownership and laws.
Walt, it's so true, we have to "know our enemies" and adapt our environment accordingly. Domestic dogs have been our worst culprit (our own in particular), followed by coyote.
Grace, I'm so sorry you have neighbors who are not responsive. You're not alone, though, that's for sure. I hope this tip helps and taking things in your own hands works.
SaShaw, I hope it works for you, too. After we trained our first brood years ago, they trained the following generations of hens, so it's been pretty easy since then. We do have to remind them on occasion when one of them decides to sneak on the patio or jump on the backyard, but they know they're in trouble when they get caught. :)
As with any animals, it's easiest to work with their nature rather than assuming they think like humans. Chickens are both social and fear-based creatures. So when we reward them with food and company during good times, they learn to respect us as leaders of the flock. When they experience fear when they misbehave, they will avoid those fearful circumstances. Better to be scared than eaten!
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