Not your average 'noisy rooster' question

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How about asking one of the neighbors whom you go to all this extra trouble for if they would mind letting the rooster out of his "pad" in the morning and letting him back into it come nightfall?

I assume your roo is so habituated to the routine by now that it he would go back inside pretty willingly. At least my roosters always knew the routine and knew to go back to the place where they were supposed to sleep each night, and all I had to do was let them inside.
 
I totally agree with one of the posters, talk to your neighbors and tell them all you are doing to keep the noise down and why you need to keep your rooster. If they are nice people they will understand when you go on vacation every now and then and that it only be for few days. I don't know if you can spare some eggs but maybe you can bribe them with some eggs to keep them happy, Hopefully they are not strict vegetarians.
 
I'm thinking these "dumb clucks" are a lot smarter than they get credit for. Mine have learned to use all new feeders, waterers and a new coop. IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRAIN A ROO NOT TO CROW? My Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiner has a low raspy crow thats got the potential of being ear shattering. I would like to put a harness on him and put a small dog shock(?) collor on it. It has a BEEP and VIBRATE setting to get and change or disrupt his attention. The DW thinks one that sprays CITRONELLA might work. Right now I have a radio playing music all night so he doesn't hear and answer the lad a block away till he comes out at sunup. We want to keep him , He's a beutifull friendly bird. Our first bird hatched. The "no crow collor" didn't last five minutes and WE took it off before he went totally nuts. He is still young, Hatched 10/3/16 " IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRAIN A ROO NOT TO CROW?"
 
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Please don't put shock collars on roosters. Crowing is what a rooster is and what he does. Any means of training would cause pain and or fear, and in the end you can't train out a biological function of an animal. If you can't have crowing don't keep roosters. Even the no crow collar works by strangulation and are often used by people who won't butcher an unexpected rooster because they think it's cruel, but think nothing of using the collar.
 
Thanks, i try to be considerate. I looked into the collars but there were too many people who had dead roosters in the morning when they checked on them. Awful thing. You're right about people's schedules. Most are out after 8:00 but we have many people retired or working from home. I have a friend who volunteered to take Rudy and she lives away from people. That might be best. Thanks for your responses!
 
I know its a touchy subject but I said "it has a BEEP and VIBRATE" function. "You can't train out a biological function of an animal." A few years ago I would have agreed with that statement about chickens. Having them around I see their intelligence. Mine are amazing at all the things they reason out and learn. Each one coming when I call them by name etc. Wringing his neck without giving him a chance is cruel, stuborn and not very open minded. Sorry but I will work with him before I give up on him.
 
I never said that chickens aren't smart. I have seen some very smart chickens doing things that require an ability to reason, and to understand cause and effect. The urge to crow in a rooster is driven by hormones and instinct, so stopping it is near impossible, and is a separate issue from learning ability.

I certainly could be wrong but from what I've seen in my roosters, it's the same as asking a hen not to sing the egg song after laying, or for them to not make predator alarm calls. I just don't think you can stop normal vocalizations.
 
BW56 said:
I'm thinking these "dumb clucks" are a lot smarter than they get credit for. Mine have learned to use all new feeders, waterers and a new coop. IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRAIN A ROO NOT TO CROW? My Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiner has a low raspy crow thats got the potential of being ear shattering. I would like to put a harness on him and put a small dog shock(?) collor on it. It has a BEEP and VIBRATE setting to get and change or disrupt his attention. The DW thinks one that sprays CITRONELLA might work. Right now I have a radio playing music all night so he doesn't hear and answer the lad a block away till he comes out at sunup. We want to keep him , He's a beutifull friendly bird. Our first bird hatched. The "no crow collor" didn't last five minutes and WE took it off before he went totally nuts. He is still young, Hatched 10/3/16 " IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRAIN A ROO NOT TO CROW?"
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oldhenlikesdogs said:
Please don't put shock collars on roosters. Crowing is what a rooster is and what he does. Any means of training would cause pain and or fear, and in the end you can't train out a biological function of an animal. If you can't have crowing don't keep roosters. Even the no crow collar works by strangulation and are often used by people who won't butcher an unexpected rooster because they think it's cruel, but think nothing of using the collar.
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I assume OHLD is addressing BW56, good to use quotes when replying......
........and I agree with her.




BW56 said:
I know its a touchy subject but I said "it has a BEEP and VIBRATE" function. "You can't train out a biological function of an animal." A few years ago I would have agreed with that statement about chickens. Having them around I see their intelligence. Mine are amazing at all the things they reason out and learn. Each one coming when I call them by name etc. Wringing his neck without giving him a chance is cruel, stuborn and not very open minded. Sorry but I will work with him before I give up on him.
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oldhenlikesdogs said:
I never said that chickens aren't smart. I have seen some very smart chickens doing things that require an ability to reason, and to understand cause and effect. The urge to crow in a rooster is driven by hormones and instinct, so stopping it is near impossible, and is a separate issue from learning ability.

I certainly could be wrong but from what I've seen in my roosters, it's the same as asking a hen not to sing the egg song after laying, or for them to not make predator alarm calls. I just don't think you can stop normal vocalizations.
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I assume OHLD is addressing BW56, good to use quotes when replying......
........and I agree with her.
 
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aart said:
I assume OHLD is addressing BW56, good to use quotes when replying......
........and I agree with her.






I assume OHLD is addressing BW56, good to use quotes when replying......
........and I agree with her.
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, yep on both counts, I should've quoted, but was feeling lazy. Sorry, it can cause confusion when I don't.
 
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