oops, 16 acre farm with about 50 pullets to watch over. Now, I learned an important lesson-my hens are so happy, and I am stress free. Hope my little story helps!
Sadly, no it really did not work (did for about 3 days....then Smokey figured out the could still let out a good crow). So, it was just bring the small (cat size) crate into the back mud room of the house until 7:00 am. Well that was a royal pain, so I went with the no crow collar, used it high...
I too have ordered five chicks, and two have now turned out to be roosters. One, a bantam, has not crowed yet due to my easter egger being the dominant one. I was about to try a no crow collar, but read somewhere on this post of a person putting their rooster in a small basket/box in the...
I do know where I live, ACE Hardware lets you take them for free, just ask. Some Feed and Seed (local outfits) will also give them away. Home Depot and Lowes also gives away "trash lumber"---very nice-just have to cut out the nails at the ends. Good luck!
