ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A chicken coop on Avery Street has sparked ongoing disputes between neighbors, leading to city involvement.
For the past year and a half, some residents have been upset by the noise and mess caused by the chickens. The city filed a civil suit against the chicken owner three weeks ago.
The resident initially became a licensed poultry owner in 2023. However, issues began in April 2024 when police responded to the home four times. In addition to chickens, officers found a rooster, which is not allowed in Rochester.
“It was an experience. It was funny you know because I’m looking at em like…well I didn’t know if they were chickens, rooster, cock a doodle doo or who. I was, I just didn’t want to see em get out and get out in the neighborhood,” said neighbor Richard Nasso.
For neighbors living next to the chicken owner, the situation has been more challenging.
“When it was at its peak, it was very stressful. It was loud. I stopped sleeping with my windows open like a night like tonight where it’s so beautiful out. I stopped opening my windows because we’re hearing roosters at 3:00 in the morning,” said Cora Murphy, who lives next door.
Murphy said they built a fence to keep the chickens out, but it was ineffective. She also mentioned that the chickens leave droppings on her porch, attracting flies. Murphy has used the experience as a teaching moment for her daughter.
“She has been afraid of them and she has found them annoying, but she also has found them cool. And I’ve tried to teach her about, you know, we walk around this neighborhood all the time, and we talk about what it means to live in a neighborhood and live in a society and take care of each other. And so I never want to come from a position of, like, bashing anyone,” Murphy said.
I reached out to the chicken owner but got no response. The owner has accumulated five outstanding tickets totaling nearly $1,000.
The city says the owner has not responded to the tickets, a cease and desist order sent in May, or shown up for a required meeting with law enforcement in June.
The city submitted the civil suit on Aug. 18 to petition to seize the remaining animals.
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