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Be very careful with the no crow rooster collar
Just writing to let you know that my silkie bantam rooster "Miguel" died wearing a no crow collar. We put the collar on him loosely about a week ago and have been tightening a little more each day. The collar wasn’t having any effect so we kept tightening slightly. Today when I tightened it he...- SarMiguel
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No Crow Rooster collar
I'd wait until he's older and then proceed with extreme caution. My Miguel was a Silkie and he died. I've no doubt it was from the collar but I'm not ruling out user error. Just he careful- SarMiguel
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No Crow Rooster collar
Dear Sage, I'm so sorry about your experience. I'm also sorry to say that I share your pain. The same thing happened to my boy today. He died. We'd been using the collar for about a week and gradually tightening. At the last fitting he still crowed afterwards (quietly at last) but shortly after...- SarMiguel
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No Crow Rooster collar
This happened to me today. He seemed fine when I put it on him but 5 minutes later he died. I was right there watching and tried to rip it off like your friend but I was too slow. I loved my boy. I can't stop crying- SarMiguel
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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No Crow Rooster collar
I think they're such a wonderful idea and obviously many people and roosters have had great success HOWEVER please be aware that your rooster might die. It happened to me today to my one beloved chicken, my good friend Miguel. We'd been gradually tightening the collar every day. Today when I...- SarMiguel
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock