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#Post#: 3318--------------------------------------------------
Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man is n
ot putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: March 17, 2025, 8:16 pm
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Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware!
SUMMARY:
The Masked Man lives next to Irresponsible Hen And Rooster
Owners. It's a big deal to me. I take measures to prevent and
reduce the chances of avian flu on my property so this is
forcing me to call local 'animal care & control' again.
I don't think people realize how seriously I take this
transgression. It is truly neglectful to allow hens and roosters
to stray. I don't approve of hens and roosters straying onto my
property and consider it highly dangerous. This has routinely
happened to me before and I am calling upon animal control for
help with this issue. I take all precautions such as masking and
other precautions when shooing them away from my property.
I will keep this forum posted on developments as I remedy this
problem.
LINK:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UkY0DAmHkiRtNi7iCa_HnRUOKBa0PKTX/view
P.S. It is disrespectful to routinely let hens and roosters
stray onto other people's property and it is dangerous as well
because of bird flu. I am very angry and with good reason as
this is very disruptful to me , my loved ones, and other
creatures and it is not fair to the roosters or chickens either
to let them stray. I'm going to fix this problem I am contacting
a third party such as local animal care and control first while
considering contacting other third parties such as local law
enforcement in mind as well and I will keep readers posted.
now I'm gonna go and shoot that area of dirt the chickens clawed
and kicked up with their tail feathers with some light Clorox
spray .. I might as well because I have three beautiful wild
feral cats that live under our back porch that we feed. It will
probably be okay because the chickens weren't too close to our
house but I might as well spray that area just incase to clean
that area because of the outdoor cats that are like outdoor pets
to us.
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#Post#: 3319--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: March 17, 2025, 9:03 pm
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This has occurred in the passed.. always wear masks and also
were goggles... these animals flap and just to give you a sense
of how dangerous they can be one flapped very close to back of
my neck.. I totally understand why these creatures transmit bird
flu after being so close to them...also rooster get weird and
aggressive around their hens and have razor sharp claws... they
are very unhygienic and shed and flap like crazy I can't imagine
entering a coop and not being afraid of disease here's me
shooing them away from property... (farmers have to be stupid
for not masking and wearing goggles in my experience) Here's me
shooing rooster with hens off property from last year or two
ago:
LINK:
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ZggIAWUFjyQK7zzAsp6XBYxL6bOvehh/view?usp=sharing
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#Post#: 3322--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: March 17, 2025, 9:47 pm
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As usual, Its taking my local animal care and control some time
to reply back if they do at all so here is my latest request to
them to try to goad them to actually get off their own tail
feathers and do something:
"Dear Animal Control
Hi,
I’m having issues with stray Chickens and roosters straying into
my yard at *** *** rd and onto your other neighbor’s property
as well at*** *** rd from the owners of ****** road again.
Here’s a current video.
It’s really a hassle for me because I have to put on my mask and
gloves and shoo this livestock off my property and I’m not
really experienced with poultry. Perhaps you could talk to the
neighbors at *** *** ** rd for me about their livestock
straying. I am extremely sensitive to this. I take care of an
elderly 79 year old and we want to be left alone by people and
livestock entering our backyard. I take all precautions against
covid and bird flu and wear a mask so I prefer my privacy.
Thanks for the work you do,
The Masked man"
...And I emailed them again..
"Dear Animal care and control,
I can easily catch these creatures in my trap cage if need be.
I prefer not to because this is time consuming and would prefer
animal care and control's assistance. What are the typical
procedures or protocols that I should adhere to and would I be
within the confines of the law were I to trap a rooster that is
possibly being neglected by its owners or is in harm's way on my
property?
I simply can't have stray but domesticated roosters this many
days in a row on my property because they are in harm's way and
a hazard to me in my opinion... I feel obligated to capture and
protect these roosters and hens from other animals such as cats
and my own dog as well.
So do you recommend I set my cage tomorrow ..I am studying how
to trap them from here because I have a similar trap cage:
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuUvKxHNU_Q
.. is this legal and humane for me to trap these roosters and
hens according to watauga county ordinances and if so where do I
bring the first rooster ?
Thank you for your time, advice and expertise on this troubling
issue that I must resolve for the sake of these lovely fowls,
The Masked Man"
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#Post#: 3323--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: March 17, 2025, 10:29 pm
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P.S. Ive had problems with animal control before to be honest I
had major problems with animal control not fining my neighbors
or getting after them for letting a big white German shepherd
mix stray in my yard all the time...
...so if animal control doesn't take this issue of stray
roosters in my yard or bird flu seriously enough to do
something...I'm for sticking that rooster, trap and all in the
back of a bicycle trailer and pedaling in my mask all the way
to the county building and letting that rooster out of the cage
in their county administrative building if they don't do
something about it and if they think I'm joking!
Let them take care of the rooster if they don't think it is
anything for me to be concerned about or for the public not to
be concerned about it.. let the county administrative building
take care of the rooster without a mask if they aren't
threatened by a stray nasty red rooster with razor sharp claws!
(I am very concerned about avian flu and Let’s hope animal care
and control will step up to the plate and help me… I am only
kidding about letting loose a rooster in a county building
although I must admit it is a mighty tempting considering how
frustrating this is for me a masked person to deal with someone
else’s livestock… I’ll try to get this problem solved through
proper channels hopefully)
#Post#: 3327--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: March 18, 2025, 6:07 pm
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YES! I got some cooperation I didn't expect and I got a response
from my local animal care and control:
Animal Control writes:
"We've spoken with the chicken owners and have advised them to
keep their animals up. You can send pictures and videos if they
return, and they will be deemed Public Nuisance if they are out
again".
Masked Man replies:
"Thank you for your work! It means a lot to us. I hadn't had any
problems with their roosters and hens for a fairly long stretch
of time until the last several recent days . Hopefully your talk
helped them out. I guess they moved some hutches around or
something so hopefully they can contain their livestock
responsibly now".
Again I Thank you,
The Masked Man
...So this good news in that I got a third party such as animal
control to help make my neighbor's more responsible for their
livestock which in turn makes it safer for my feral cats and my
yard when it comes to attempting to prevent unnecessary bird flu
and help prevent animal interactions amongst domesticated
livestock and animals in the wild and in my backyard.
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#Post#: 3495--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: April 18, 2025, 9:32 pm
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Here's my latest grievance video in my never ending quest to
keep neighbor's stray chickens out of my yard in the midst of
bird flu..
all this is footage of me dealing with stray chickens in my yard
that I have sent to animal control:
Trying To Protect My Dog From Neighbor's Stray Chickens
LINK
HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZiD14j5Qtm54P0q3t7l00r2p-spLglls/view?usp=sharing
The footage you see is of my yard that keeps getting invaded by
chickens. I finally got sick of waiting for animal control to do
anything so I caught two chickens and neighbor drove by to get
his chickens back ... I'm sick of these people allowing chickens
to roam free onto my land.. here the guy near truck argues and
lies to me pretending that the chickens weren't in my yard but
were in the other neighbor's yard... it was in my yard and the
chickens shouldn't be in my other neighbor's yard either.
These people who let their chickens stray on my land are mad at
me because I keep calling animal control and today the guy told
me to shoo his chickens from my land by throwing a rock at the
chickens to shoo them away..
...I have no intention of hurling a rock at chickens in my yard.
Not on video is I stuck the cage of chickens up to the cab of
the owners truck and tried to get the chickens into the guys
truck but the guy grabbed my cage and we stuck his chickens in
the back of his truck. I warned the guy not to bend my cage..
these particular chicken owners are morons. All I want to do is
walk my dog on his leash in my own back yard without my dog
sniffing or eating chicken poo from a flock of chickens.
Masked Man has to stand up for himself! :) I can't have my dog
Scamp sniffing and lickng chicken poo on his little walk in my
own backyard now can I!?...lolI caught his chickens and like a
good neighbor I returned them back to my neighbors.. I don't see
what that chicken owner in the truck is so angry for.. what's
his problem what's the attitude is all about .He should be
grateful. ..lol what's up with people!? People get all mad when
I return their stray pets to them. They should give me a reward!
lol
I love this.. this how I deal with stress, conflict,
grievances... I produce stuff ... I make art out of living and
create films ... that last movie is about as stressful as it
gets for me. Instead of getting angry and shooting the chickens
I shoot them with a camera on film and while I try to avoid
personal encounters sometimes one just has to face people...
gotta stand up for myself. Chickens in my yard all the time so I
I'll just catch the chickens. So I talked to the and the The
guy ended up being somewhat nice to me but he wants me to tend
to his chickens and I don't buy that because he wants me to
throw a rock at the chickens to shoo his chickens out of my yard
. I'm not about to throw a rock at his chickens! you know that
would get me in trouble with his wife who is apparently watching
me in my yard...lol next thing they would do is call animal
control on me. I kid you not the guy picked up a rock and hurled
it at his own chicken while it was in my yard and I was showing
him the boundaries...lol I am uncomfortable with that so I''
just keep making videos ..lol.. At one point he acted like he
was going to call the police..I retorted" go ahead and call a
lawyer while you're at it!" I called his bluff ... its
ridiculous. Then I told the guy I liked him and we actually
touched elbows instead of shaking hands but I have no intention
of babysitting his livestock and will continue to send video
after video of chickens in my yard to animal control! lol
After all that I sprayed everything and I threw my clothes in
laundry before taking off mask.. washed hands over and over and
then showered .. chickens are nasty.Always wear mask and
goggles two when handling livestock. How dare anybody force
their animals upon me , upon others and how dare anybody force
their animals upon other animals such as my little dog when its
leashed and in its own yard eh?
The Masked Man
P.S
By the way, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA: Egg
farmers in North Carolina (the state I reside in) alone lost 3.3
million birds to the bird flu in January. North Carolina is
among nine states with bird flu outbreaks confirmed in January
and February 2025 by the federal Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service
The great thing about the mask is not only am I protected from
airborne diseases, also nobody sees the goofy smile on my face
and I don't have to be embarrassed by my fat puffy gut as seen
in the above video during bow shooting scene featured in video
Link above.
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#Post#: 3522--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: April 24, 2025, 3:04 am
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My letter to the friendly sheriff about my day dealing with
animal control trying to explain to the world I don't want
roosters an hens in my yard because of bird flu and because I
just don't want chicken poo in my yard and I have a dog...
"Now I gotta share with you my crazy day
For months I have written about animal care and control about my
problems with chickens... They come and poo all over my yard and
I then I have to walk my dog and the dog sniffs and wants to eat
the poo.. I can't have that so I keep videos and compile the
recent incidents I date everything and show the chickens and
roosters(roosters are aggressive around henns and I do have
concerns over avian flu NC the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
or USDA: Egg farmers in North Carolina (the state I reside in)
alone lost 3.3 million birds to the bird flu in January. North
Carolina is among nine states with bird flu outbreaks confirmed
in January and February 2025 by the federal Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service
... I send my grievance to animal control listing dates as
thus(I'll spare you the videos );
"Recent incidents...beginning from March 15th (although this has
been going on for years)
March 15th video attached (Rooster on my property according to
attached Plat)
March 17th video attached (chickens behind shed on my property
according to attached Plat)
On the 17th I express interest as to the humanity of trapping
the chicken so I may safely relocate it according to this link
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuUvKxHNU_Q
On the 18th Animal care and control promptly responded:
"We've spoken with the chicken owners and have advised them to
keep their animals up. You can send pictures and videos if they
return, and they will be deemed Public Nuisance if they are out
again".
March 25th 3 videos attached Chickens are back again (on my
property according to attached Plat)
March 26th video attached(on my property according to attached
Plat)
April 18th (3 video attached (on my property according to
attached Plat)
At this point I couldn't take it anymore and trapped two
chickens on my own property then returned to owner in attempts
to send message to owner I prefer these chickens to be with him
and then I produced a video of my day on the 18th The owner says
his wife was watching me and the chickens from distance and then
the owner consoled me to throw rocks at the birds whenever they
enter my property to shoo them away(I have no intention of
throwing rocks or tending their chickens)
..and attached is a plat of the land we own across the river
bend ... the chickens walk up the right away and enter our porch
as well and crap all over the yard where I want to take my dog
for daily walks without eating their chicken poo
.April 20th 2 videos chickens in my yard according to plat
___SOOOO000 finally animal control is like finally to come out
and they just insist these chickens are okay just running around
but they have to investigate to be fair to everybody ..and that
they need a plat and send a couple officers out.. they seem
reluctant and anyway its just nuts
I reply great I look forward to meeting you when you come
If you’d like we could also meet Diana J .. She is 79 years old
immunocompromised and will be wearing a safety mask for medical
reasons in her own yard. We look forward to meeting you. Please
be masked for Diana when you enter our property
Then I add if you can’t wear a safety mask for some reason for
Diana your officers may still inspect the property area in
question to inspect and we will stand at bay. And I may assist
periodically.
Thank you for your time
Masked Man
So they show up and start asking me where exactly the boundary
line is. (I'm thinking Chickens don't care where the boundary
lines are!) But anyway, it's like they are arguing with me and
then (neighbor who I don't like) J**dy E**er comes out and
starts taking over and gets in my face or rather my mask
pointing out to boundary lines ...I tell him this isn't about
you, J**dy, it's about chickens in my yard.... The animal
control officer starts giving me tips on how to best video tape
these creatures... Meanwhile J**dy E**er is yelling while
walking around .... The owner of chickens enters pictures...
Then J**dy makes his way through my yard near Diana who is
masked on her back porch from some distance and I run in between
J**dy and tell him to get off my property as he approaches Diana
without a mask because he wants to talk to her face to mask.. I
holler three times to get off my property and on the fourth time
I say "you either put on a mask or get off my property!! Finally
he turns around to join animal control ...Diana goes back into
the house to write to the sheriff.
I go back outside and tell the chicken owner that is standing
there amongst animal control "I like you as a neighbor, I like
chickens, I wish I could have chickens myself, But we can't have
chickens in our yard because I have a dog and I am sorry. She
nods and replies I met her husband.. I reply "your husband seems
nice (I did met her husband and explain I can't have chickens in
my yard and it was civil)
Then J**dy started running around blabbing interrupting I say to
animal control" I have to diffuse this situation and I have to
leave now (because J**dy E**er is 'going off' and butting in and
interrupting all discourse... animal control says she will email
me... I go back into house and throw clothes in washer, take off
mask and wash myself
Then I email animal control
"I thought it best to diffuse the situation so I had to leave
the meeting prematurely. I felt like I was being interrupted
and Diana's welfare might be in jeopardy due to Mr. E**er
approaching her on my property. I feel the focus of why you
were here was being interrupted by alleged land disputes from
Mr. J**dy E**er. I assure my sole interest is in the welfare of
chickens. Currently my loved on is speaking with law enforcement
about Mr. E**er. I felt the presence of Mr. E**er was
interrupting your work so I look forward to hearing from you at
another time" .
The Masked Man
"So I think the owners of the chickens understand but man that
was nuts! lol I'm telling you man people have it in for me...
what a morning. I have a bad feeling J**dy E**er is going to try
to come after me because he knows he doesn't have permit from us
army corp of civil engineers for culvert(s) he put in after
hurricane Helene washed them out and nearly flooded us ... I'm
gonna stay in my home and never come out brother and just play
guitar. People are crazy right now.. I don't envy your job,
Sheriff.
The Masked Man"
Then I write an additional letter to my friendly Sheriff...
"Oh yeah I gotta share some more:
after I sent animal control videos of 7 days worth of chicken
videos that occurred on my land according to plat
Wat***a county Animal care and control replied:
"Good morning. We have reviewed all video footage, Property
lines based on the document you've sent us, spoken to witnesses
(the chicken owner, the neighbors) and we have been out in
person to view property lines.
The chickens have not once been documented on your property.
That area around the shed belongs to the *** Jo***n * C***k RD.
The neighbors agreed they have no problem with the chickens
coming to their land.
The animals are cared for. They are wanted. They have housing,
water, and food.
They have shown no sign of disease nor aggression.
The signage you have is not authorized for the area you are in
and is void.
In conclusion there is no violation and nothing to enforce."
... so I Masked Man replied:
" I politely disagree as I have plat and I disagree
Roosters are renowned for aggression and dominance around their
hens according to zoologists and animal husbandry people...
Roosters are extremely dangerous around their hens. Also I said
these birds are easy target for predetators out in the open and
are also prone to disease. Also the owner indicated to me he had
a missing rooster that he said a dog probably got. I am thinking
what kind of loving owner would allow his pets to freely roam
after he just lost a rooster? Also a missing rooster means the
animal control officer is wrong about the animals being well
cared for and safe. Also the owner told me to throw a rock at
the chickens if they came onto my property(I have no intention
of throwing rocks at chickens)!"
...after that animal control set up the meeting for today which
J**dy E**er butted in and totally interrupted whatever BS animal
control was going to tell me.
These animal control people know nothing about roosters and
chickens! Its crazy and totally unfair to the beautiful rooster
and chickens ! lol
Anyway thanks for letting me share.
Like I said, maybe the chicken owners learned something today
and they will take better care of their chickens after hearing
me yell at J**dy E**er to get off my property..lol..
Sheriff, I bet you have tons of crazy stories and encounters...
Have a nice evening.
The Masked Man
#Post#: 3533--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: April 24, 2025, 2:43 pm
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Look what Masked Man found today.. North Carolina Statutes for
chickens!Check this out:
NC General Statute 68-25 prohibits allowing fowls to run at
large after three days' notice. If an owner continues to allow
their fowls to run at large after receiving the notice, a
magistrate may order them to be killed by a sheriff or other
officer. This is a Class 3 misdemeanor, and fines may be
assessed.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Notice Requirement:
If a person is found to be in violation of the law by
allowing fowls to run at large, they are given a three-day
notice to confine the fowls.
Persistent Violation:
If the owner fails to confine their fowls within the
three-day period, a magistrate may order the fowls to be killed.
Enforcement:
The order to kill the fowls is typically carried out by a
sheriff or other authorized officer.
Penalties:
Violating this statute is a Class 3 misdemeanor, and fines
may be assessed.
Definition of "Fowl":
While the statute doesn't explicitly define "fowl," common
understanding includes chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys.
.... Masked Man thinks I'm trying to be nice to the chickens,
the chicken owners , animal control and the sheriff.. after four
years of being harassed by chickens in my yard I think Ive been
more than fair to everybody ..interesting state statute I could
enforce if I wanted ..hhmnnnnn decisions , decisions.... what
should I do ..I'm awfully sick of chickens during bird flu
pooping in my yard. :)
#Post#: 3534--------------------------------------------------
Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: April 24, 2025, 5:25 pm
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Let's try to control animal control and play with their minds a
little after having revealed that I could just go to the
magistrate and get the sheriff or an animal control officer to
go over that and shoot the chickens , fine the owners and charge
them with a #3 misdemeanor according to NC State Statutes ...
Masked Man will share with you what he sent animal care and
control in light of the state statutes...
"Dear animal care and control,
I don't want the chickens killed. But I do think the owners
have a right to be warned and informed of this statute and that
you might be forced to shoot their beautiful birds if they can't
keep them contained.
I however do not plan on exercising my state rights. I like
chickens. Nevertheless I can't have these chickens in my yard
and if it keeps happening it is an option that I have the right
to pursue. I have been more than patient and fair to all parties
concerned.
Thank you,
The Masked Man
maybe I shouldn’t advise you to warn the owners of the
statutes.. I don’t know.. . that being said use your own
professional judgement. We are dealing with creatures and humans
… i resent being in this position. I trust your judgement as to
what you think should be communicated. I like chickens and I
like people. This is a state law at my disposal but calling upon
this statute makes me uncomfortable personally. We both are self
governing so feel free tell me what you think is best way to
proceed with this. Personally between you and me this sucks. I
like people , I like chickens , but I can’t have chickens around
me.. it’s horrible . Tell me what you think I should do or what
you plan to do.. if I may share with you I do not like any of
this and it hurts to have we to make any decisions as to state
statutes. I’m open to any of your ideas . Nothing has to happen
immediately. You tell me what you think should happen next.
I am at a loss as to how to proceed as I want everybody happy
and safe,
Take your time,
The Masked Man"
:)
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Re: Irresponsible Hen And Rooster Owners Beware! The Masked Man
is not putting up with irresponsibility and neglect!
By: Masked Man Date: April 24, 2025, 6:22 pm
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Masked Man reminiscing:
I used to be a security guard for a poultry plant in Virginia
called Rocco. It was not a great job. Mostly I was alone as
semi truck after semi truck transported turkeys . There at that
worksite after dark I had to deal with domestic disputes in the
parking lot a lot at night. Couldn't even speak the language of
the people fighting... had to walk through a giant concrete area
sourounded by nothing but implements of death for the scores of
chickens and turkeys they slaughtered all day. I have since
retired from that job. After all that I just can't be around
chickens anymore. I hope I'm not acting too insensitive about
chickens in my yard but I think people should know why I am
sensitive about being around poultry. It makes me kind of
ill.The smell of the chickens and the feces makes me feel like
I'm back at Rocco.
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