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by traviswt 1028 days ago
As for neighbors, just don't get a rooster. Hens do make some noise but they're not bad at all.

As for foxes, you can use a mobile coop+run. Move it once per day to provide fresh grass and distribute the fertilizer byproduct.
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fullstop 1028 days ago
Yeah, if I did it I'd want the area to be fenced in because one of my neighbors is nosy. It's a 1/4 acre plot, so not exactly a huge amount of land.

I know that my neighbors down the street have chickens because I occasionally hear them, but their yard is completely fenced in. I only know them well enough for casual greetings when we see them in passing, and there's a language barrier preventing more in depth conversation.

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lostlogin 1028 days ago
Do you think there is a reason they are getting away with ignoring the rules? Maybe you could too - just ask the neighbours first?
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fullstop 1028 days ago
They might not know that the rules exist at all -- you have to go looking to find them. I'm sure that they're getting away with it because nobody cares and the yard is fenced in and nobody sees the chickens and because none of their next door neighbors care.

I don't talk to them much besides "hello", as communication is difficult since they don't speak much English and I don't speak much (any) Swahili.

The coop is somewhere in here: https://i.imgur.com/t6FqF6G.png

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