Just a lot of cock a doodle do. Gosh I love this. Wonder if original author of above is from Willistown? I haven’t said much about roosters lately especially because every time you say something, rooster “mommy” has like a version of Rooster Tourette’s, yes?
Well, the neighbors of this neighborhood in Willistown don’t live with a farm in the middle of the street. But a farm animal collector essentially wants to be a farm but it is confusing isn’t it? Under 3 acres with what? About a dozen goats of which are 2 non-neutered Billy goats, 2 donkeys, a bunch of chickens, dogs, and an obnoxious rooster, right? And only a tiny portion of the less than 3 acres is for all those farm animals on a suburban cul de sac, right?
And we can’t forget the odd assortment of sort of shed things designed by Fred Sanford for Jed Clampett, right?
Again, not a farm, not farm adjacent, a suburban cul de sac. Maybe if everything was good farm tidy and the rooster housed in a small barn at night and it was like 5 acres this would be a different conversation, right?
And in spite of all of those OTHER animals, the only thing bothering the neighbors besides a rooster mommy is the actual rooster. And last time there was a rooster issue, it was so misrepresented that even I thought it was merely a chicken issue, right? But it wasn’t and if when obnoxious rooster #1 went to the great stew pot in the sky and wasn’t supposed to be replaced, why after a considerable amount of time did a rooster via the lawnmower man arrive?
So I have people that I know that went to the hearing that occurred like at the end of the summer about this rooster at District Court. And it was described as a zoo and a free-for-all. The rooster mommy apparently was playing Perry Mason, or Matlock take your pick except it came off rather ummm comedic, right? And that’s being kind right?
Back to what constitutes a farm and farm animals. So this woman doesn’t live on a farm doesn’t have a farm but wants to have a farm, do I have this right?
So that means rooster mommy wants to legitimize the rooster, all the chickens, the numerous goats including 2 intact billy goats plus the two donkeys that may or may not be grandfathered or whatever?
Sadly every single time something comes up about roostergate In Willistown, it’s like neighbors on this street are being punished doesn’t it?
And once again, I reiterate, this is not the only rooster issue in Willistown at all which is why Willistown needs an ordinance. Eventually, these issues with roosters are going to detrimentally affect responsible backyard chickens owners, and I don’t think that’s fair.
So I hear that Roostergate II is continuing to heat up? So if she wants to play Farmer in the Dell, why does everything look like Fred Sanford designing for Jed Clampett? I actually had a friend who had a goat farm. I remember the sheds and the nice run ins and an actual barn…but wait I forgot that was an actual farm. And I know other actual farmers with livestock and well the livestock has better quarters and only one has a rooster and it (shocker) goes in a barn at night.
So the neighbors on Laurel Circle in Willistown want to have this issue dealt with. They are not the only people with rooster issues in Willistown and what about the rooster or roosters that you can hear around Forest Lane too? That’s Willistown too, correct? And low and behold there was a draft ordinance that Willistown never acted on in 2019 so how long will we have ostrich imitations before they deal with this? Do I think roosters need 10 acres or more? I’m not a farm animal expert so I can’t say, but farmers I asked said 5 acres or more and proper housing like in a barn or small shed barn, not a chicken coop. The farmers I asked said if the roosters see any light they will crow. One farmer who keeps chickens not roosters told me that until they rehome roosters they keep them in a barn at night with an extra large dog crate with a cover – they described it as people who have other birds who cover bird cages at night. Seems to make sense but again I am not an expert. I have neighbors around me who have chickens. Beautiful clean coops, well cared for, no roosters.
Someone has an email set up so NEIGHBORS can connect on the issue, only the first email above comes from someone who didn’t live on a farm when they lived here, and they actually reside presently in Montgomery County.
I covered up the majority of this person’s name and email address as a courtesy but I was forwarded this email and asked for my thoughts. And my thoughts are simple: It’s a pretty long way from Springfield Township, Montgomery County to Willistown Township, Chester County.
This person speaks snottily to these poor neighbors, who are quite beleaguered thanks to Roostergate II on Laurel Circle like they are evil for wishing to have their legal rights of reasonable expectations of quiet enjoyment.
These are people that bought houses on a street that’s essentially a mid century subdivision originally, correct? I don’t see lots of people cutting down lots of trees on Laurel Circle, and they are just regular people. They are not developers putting up tract homes. So this letter is just plain ignorant.
Seemingly, according to this expert from Montgomery County, the residents who don’t like out of control roosters in Chester County are bad bad people.
And Ms. Montco, the people who are not happy about roosters on Laurel Circle and elsewhere NOT on farms are NOT Toll Brothers or other developers gobbling up farm land, they are for the most part people who have resided in Willistown a few decades. These people would not disagree with the farm preservation of it all. Or less development would be better. But that’s not the topic of conversation. The topic is roosters.
Bottom line? If these roosters were on farms, actual farms they would not be having problems with them. But these roosters aren’t on farms or 5 acres or better. And in the case of Laurel Circle, the rooster lives in animal shantytown. And yes, I can have that opinion.
If people want to have meaningful conversations with the people on Laurel about roosters, that’s fine but the hate mail? It will be exposed and it’s not privileged conversion, so no one is under any obligation to not disclose the identities and email addresses of the hate mail senders. Hope that helps you and clears it up Jennifer from Montgomery County? Enjoy Oreland and your all public utilities, ok?
I am not sure what happened with the recent planning commission meeting but the rooster issue seems to be like kick the can? Roosters belong on actual farms. Not Laurel Circle or Forest Lane etc.
So that is all from As The Willistown Turns. Hate mail and Roostergate II. Tomorrow they will all be back to lecturing supervisors at meetings, nudist colonies, and hating flower farms or something….
Thank you, thank you, thank you!