Rooster Collar Not Consistent

[BornFelder]

Hi all,

Spoiler alert, not interested in people's opinions regarding the ethics of collars.
This post is hopefully to troubleshoot a sporadically effective collar, which if can't be resolved will result in said rooster being et!
We have opted for a DIY collar, 1" wide velcro job, started it loosish, gradually made it tighter, and thought we had it pretty good for a few weeks, then BAM! Full noise crowing at 4AM! Tightened the collar a bit more as there was a bit of slack, and now it seems to work on 2 out of every 3 crows, but the 3rd one is FULL noise.
Reluctant to tighten it again as it is where I feel it should be, and is working perfectly 66% of the time.

As for darkened coops stopping him crowing in the morning..... I went so far with this that now the hens have stopped perching as it is too dark inside the coop! Ergo todays job is installing a nighht light for them to go to bed with

TIA

Dan

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Hi all,

Spoiler alert, not interested in people's opinions regarding the ethics of collars.
This post is hopefully to troubleshoot a sporadically effective collar, which if can't be resolved will result in said rooster being et!
We have opted for a DIY collar, 1" wide velcro job, started it loosish, gradually made it tighter, and thought we had it pretty good for a few weeks, then BAM! Full noise crowing at 4AM! Tightened the collar a bit more as there was a bit of slack, and now it seems to work on 2 out of every 3 crows, but the 3rd one is FULL noise.
Reluctant to tighten it again as it is where I feel it should be, and is working perfectly 66% of the time.

As for darkened coops stopping him crowing in the morning..... I went so far with this that now the hens have stopped perching as it is too dark inside the coop! Ergo todays job is installing a nighht light for them to go to bed with

TIA

Dan

Sorry, no offense intended. The chicken night light just tickled me.

 

[Chicalina]

Try removing just the rooster at night from the coop and putting him in a box in a dark place, where sound is also muffled, like a garage or basement. Put air holes in the box and a stick for a roost through the sides. A cardboard box will do. Then take him out in the mornings at a decent time. No collar needed. He will crow during the day but the early mornings are not going to bother your neighbours.

I think it is a much better solution to the crowing problem than collars, which although you didn't want to hear it, are restrictive and unpleasant, and often don't work.

 

[Lawrenanne]

It takes more effort to crow at the same volume, but depending on the personality of the rooster, some will still put in the effort. So I read on the commercial instructions.