Chicken Mysteries

Hello, Our neighbors across the street have had two roosters for some time. They often start crowing after 4:30 am. It has not been a bother for us, instead I like to hear them. Sometimes they do not start until about 6:00 o’clock. They are quite fine-looking birds. Just recently they have started exploring beyond their fenced yard. They came over to eat the leftover popcorn our next-door neighbor puts out. It was fun to see them up close. They enjoyed checking for bugs in the spot where a tree had been removed.

I shooed them out of the street once, but realized it was a never-ending job. Yesterday, when they got out someone must have called animal control because a woman with a net put them in her van and hauled them away. The owners were not home. I was sorry to see them go and I noted the quiet in the morning. But later I heard crowing. How could that be? Only one rooster was captured and it will go later. It is ok in our city to have chickens, hens, but not roosters. Most of the neighbors did not mind the crowing so none of us turned them in. Now I wonder, when is it ok to ignore the law and when not. It seems we have reached a point in this country that many people do what they want and think what is their right and privilege as long as they are not caught. Such as assuming the speed limits are not laws or do not apply to them. However, if someone they disagree with does something that is not allowed under the law it is not fine. What is best for the community? Paula