HELP? Info re Marshville chicken farms (Pleasant Hill: houses, income, maintenance)

[meca974]

I found the perfect home in Marshville on my recent trip and want to make an offer. It is near, but not right on top of 2 buildings that look like chicken farms on Pleasant Hill Church Road. Would anyone please be kind enough, if you have ever lived or do live near a chicken farm -- is the smell just awful in the summer heat and humidity? Should I give up on this "perfect house". PLEASE HELP WITH AN HONEST ANSWER - I thank you so very much for your time.

[Jake Ryan]

I was in the chicken business for a long time. I think you will find that it smells at all different times of the year and day. If the wind catches it right it will smell. When they clean out the houses, and by clean out I mean remove the grown chickens for slaughter they leave the house open to dry out and be cleaned and it gets pretty stinky.

I would stay away from this if you think it will bother you.

[mullman]

My grandfather, on-the-side, did maintenance work (ventilation) on many chicken farms in the area- as a small child in the summers I would 'help' him.

It always stinks, just depends on the wind whether it will bother you or not...

I personally would skip on the property, but it is your dime.
Knowing people that owned large chicken houses [their income], they always lived a few miles away.
It is what it is, but still may be better since you appear to be 'escaping' from NJ and monstrous taxes...

[bigdaddyd]

SKIP IT! Lived 1/2 mile away from some for ten years. Not only do they smell in the summer...it is a year round thing. If the wind is right...you are smelling it. And FORGET being outside, that ain't happening.