No Crow Rooster collar

I have made my own no crow collar but when I put it on the rooster the rooster runs around and looks like it cant breath. It has room to put my little finger between its neck and the collar but I don't actually know where to put the collar whether to put it up near the head or down lower.

Glad to get some advice.

darcysh said:

I have made my own no crow collar but when I put it on the rooster the rooster runs around and looks like it cant breath. It has room to put my little finger between its neck and the collar but I don't actually know where to put the collar whether to put it up near the head or down lower.

Glad to get some advice.

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It should be lower down on the neck. Always good to place the collar one loosely for a day or so to allow him to get used to the collar.

I have attached the No Crow Collar directions. If you follow these, even with your own homemade collar you should be fine.

PLEASE NOTE: As the steward of your flock, it is your responsibility to check on the rooster and ensure that the collar is doing no harm to him. it is inevitable that the fit will take some fine tuning. Please be aware of this as if you are not careful, the collar can damage him or worse.




I hope that helps!

Thanks this helps a lot

@NDgoatgirlNV
Thanks for showing us your own made collar.
I presume the black is the velcro strap?
What is the red under the black strap?

I purchased a No Crow Collar from MPC. It arrived yesterday and today we put it on our 16 week old RIR rooster. It has made no difference, but after reading about rooster deaths attributed to the collar we are very concerned. We love our roo.

We received one page of instructions, same as found here
http://www.mypetchicken.com/downloads/NoCrowCollarInstructions.pdf

@KMilani
Where did you get the three pages of instructions that you posted?

razoo said:

@NDgoatgirlNV
Thanks for showing us your own made collar.
I presume the black is the velcro strap?
What is the red under the black strap?

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It's the Velcro arms of a baby bib, LOL. I cut them off at the base of the bib and after measuring the roosters neck, I sewed then together and then strategically sewed the Velcro cord strap to it sort of as a secondary security measure...it's been working decently well so far.

razoo said:

I purchased a No Crow Collar from MPC. It arrived yesterday and today we put it on our 16 week old RIR rooster. It has made no difference, but after reading about rooster deaths attributed to the collar we are very concerned. We love our roo.

We received one page of instructions, same as found here
http://www.mypetchicken.com/downloads/NoCrowCollarInstructions.pdf

@KMilani
Where did you get the three pages of instructions that you posted?

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razoo, I got them straight from the NoCrowCollar Website http://nocrowroostercollars.com/pages/faqs then click on "Download Illustrated INSTRUCTIONS"
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0574/4449/files/Instructions_Tips.pdf?10881730598660092289

We have a flock of 20 (minus 4 cockerels who were harvested yesterday). We have tried homemade collar and purchased no crow collars.

As long as you are a steward of your flock these are invaluable devices to lessen the volume of your roosters. I actually just ordered a 2nd no crow collar for one of the handsome cockerels who is just coming into his crow. We are 100% allowed to have roosters in our area but we want to ensure that our neighbors feel the lease amount of disturbance to their lives from our flock.

Crowing is a normal part of having chickens/roosters, IF you keep a breeding program. If you do not intend to breed roosters are not necessary. Roosters should be allowed to crow freely IF the following apply to you:

1. You live in an area that allows you to have a rooster (city ordinance, HOA, etc.) - You MUST know this before hand.
2. You have spoken to your neighbors about your intentions to have a rooster and the daily noise disturbances that WILL occur for the rest of that roosters life AND they agree to let you have one (i.e., they are OK with hearing crowing)
3. You don't mind the sound of a rooster crowing. it will happen many times a day, everyday. it is not just at dawn like many cartoon or movies may depict.

If these apply to you, then by all means keep your rooster o-natural. If any of the above are not YES answers for where you live you MUST re think having a rooster. There are lots of legal ramifications which could put you or your flock in harms way.

• Disgruntled neighbors can be a huge hassle and could theoretically cause you to loose your flock all together.

• Re-homing a rooster is a good option.

I am a big fan of the No Crow Collar and other crow lessening devices, however they MUST never harm your rooster. As mentioned previously, You are the steward of your flock. If the collar does not work for you then you need to re-consider keeping a rooster, even if you are allowed to have one. They can be a disturbance to the neighborhood (i.e., in a city) and people will resent you. These collars are intended to do no harm to the rooster provided they are "installed" correctly.

I find it best to put the collar on your roo first fairly loosely. Leave it loose for at least a day so he can acclimatize to having it around his neck. Once he realizes that its on him he will act very funny: lay down, how backwards or even stumble about like he is drunk. That is normal and will subside rather quickly. You should absolutely watch him for the first 15-20 minute to ensure his normal faculties return. He will eat, drink and do his rooster duties normally after that.

After a day with the collar loose, re-adjust the collar and make it tighter. You should always be able to fit a finger into the collar from the top AND the bottom edge. Once re-fit, let him down and observe him again. Make sure he resume normal rooster-ing activities. Ensure to check on him daily and listen for the crow (or lack there of). As he grows, you WILL need to adjust the collar. Come people remove the collar every night and re-install it the following morning and repeat that daily. That is another acceptable method. But going weeks/months without checking on him is NOT OK, or acceptable. His health trumps your auditory pleasure.

Checking on your flock daily is a must for any chicken steward. If you cannot devote that small amount of time, you should not keep chickens. They are wonderful creatures to watch and be around. And a healthy flock will give your years of enjoyment, eggs, pest management and wondrous fertilizer for your compost bin and garden.

Cheers to all your no crow collar folks. I wish you all success in your chickening!

ShayBaby said:

Anyone have success with home-made versions and care to share the blueprints?

At almost 20 bucks a pop, I couldn't even afford 1, and I have over 15 roos to turn the volume down on.

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I had great success with the one I made. I bought a Velcro that had loop on one side and soft on the other side. I think it's called Velcro strap. I paid like 4$ and have made three collars. Just put one on my Silkie today. The other collar I put on my large Rooster and it's a very muffled hacking crow. Quite funny but he's been great for about two weeks with it. I check it often though for safety.

If a rooster died from being chocked with this within the first hour or two of putting these collars on its because the owner was irresponsible and was not watching their rooster. It even says in the instructions to closely monitor after being fitted as it's easy to over tighten. They are invaluable and work great with most rooster but not all. My bantam still crows with it on. Of course I got a small not extra small as he is a rose comb but I probably should have gotten the extra small.