This article is incomplete! I mistakenly thought it would save in draft form rather than publishing it right away. I'll try to finish it up in the next few days. I need a bit more time to get the photos and other media I want to add.
As I write this, I know it's a controversial topic. This article is written solely from my experiences with a single rooster for nearly a year and counting. I understand and respect that others choose to make different choices for their flock, so I kindly request that others hold that same respect for me in the comments! I chose to write this article because I couldn't find much in the way of resources for folks thinking about using a no-crow collar long term. I'm hoping this can serve as a resource for others contemplating this choice for their own roosters.
This started in June 2023 when we gave a broody hen some feed store chicks to raise. After a month or so, we realized that one of the speckled Sussex chicks was a cockerel. We live within city limits, where roosters are quite understandably forbidden, plus roosters are a bit loud for our own liking given our yard's relatively small size. In the past we have opted to butcher and eat any unexpected cockerels rather than giving them away. I like knowing that the rooster that we're responsible for was housed and treated well and dispatched quickly and correctly. As is all too common, we grew attached to the cockerel we eventually named Claudio. He was just too pretty to eat, perhaps you'll agree (photo below).
We decided to try out a no crow collar.
As I write this, I know it's a controversial topic. This article is written solely from my experiences with a single rooster for nearly a year and counting. I understand and respect that others choose to make different choices for their flock, so I kindly request that others hold that same respect for me in the comments! I chose to write this article because I couldn't find much in the way of resources for folks thinking about using a no-crow collar long term. I'm hoping this can serve as a resource for others contemplating this choice for their own roosters.
This started in June 2023 when we gave a broody hen some feed store chicks to raise. After a month or so, we realized that one of the speckled Sussex chicks was a cockerel. We live within city limits, where roosters are quite understandably forbidden, plus roosters are a bit loud for our own liking given our yard's relatively small size. In the past we have opted to butcher and eat any unexpected cockerels rather than giving them away. I like knowing that the rooster that we're responsible for was housed and treated well and dispatched quickly and correctly. As is all too common, we grew attached to the cockerel we eventually named Claudio. He was just too pretty to eat, perhaps you'll agree (photo below).
We decided to try out a no crow collar.
