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Elisabeth Rose said:
Thank you all so much for the info. I am sad because when I bought my 2 1-year old hens, I also bought a (non-gender guaranteed) Bantam, which turned out to be a little rooster, who actually looked like a tiny version of the white one above with the oil-slick feathers. He was such a sweetie and would follow me everywhere. He would walk to the mailbox with me and everything. He was also a great flier and could go from the ground up to the roof of our garage! However, my next door neighbor complained about his (very soft) crowing. It was so stressful, that I had to send him to a farm nearby where we can still visit him. He got a little Bantam girlfriend and is very happy. So, this time when I wanted to add 2 chicks, I bought the certified pullets, but obviously they made a mistake. It is hard to find a nice home around here for a rooster. There are many farms, but they don't want more than one rooster. Any suggestions? The guy at Agway where I bought them said I can post a notice. Now I'm freaking out that he will start crowing and my neighbor will have a fit. I am in a very rural area where lots of people have chickens and none of their neighbors ever complained- just mine!
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You are in a 'rural area' - are you within a city limits and/or an area where there is specific regulation in place with regards to the keeping of a crowing bird? If you are not in an area where keeping a crowing bird (or chickens in general), you could just tell the neighbor to pack sand.

ETA - that should read "where keeping a crowing bird (or chickens in general) is prohibited
 
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Ol Grey Mare said:
You are in a 'rural area' - are you within a city limits and/or an area where there is specific regulation in place with regards to the keeping of a crowing bird? If you are not in an area where keeping a crowing bird (or chickens in general), you could just tell the neighbor to pack sand.
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X2!! Before you give in to this complaining neighbor be sure of what your own rights are first. If there is nothing stating that you cannot have a rooster then maybe the neighbor just has to suck it up and learn to get along.
 
You might also want to consider a no-crow collar. From what I've been reading they are quite cheap and easy to make, and they seem to have great success when used before they start crowing. Some people where even using it as a training tool to teach the roos not to crow so that they didn't have to wear the collar all the time. I'll see if I can track down the tread I was reading last night, it had a really good discussion with a few peoples personal experiences.
 
Here it is
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/844668/rooster-collars
 
Thank you so much! I appreciate the info and the moral support. We don't have any regs here- in fact, some people around here have goats, many have horses, chickens, pigs, etc. Some raise things for meat, etc. or as pets. But, I am on 2 acres and the neighbor was able to hear the crowing. Even if the law is on my side, I don't want to create an enemy. We only have 12 houses in our neighborhood, so I just want to keep things friendly. Thanks, though. I already have 2 leads on new homes for Peep!
 

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