On a side note of 'rooster training' I have a young bantam rooster who was very friendly and would even come to me when I called. Then he started crowing and I got a complaint from a neighbor. So I bought a bird cage and started bringing him in at night. When he started crowing in the morning...
I wanted to post a semi success story, with a single banty rooster with a small flock (three regular sized hens may contribute to his demasculation).
1. keeping the rooster in the dark does cause the crowing to occur later in the morning in my experience
2. once the rooster is out and about in...
