Hi, I have an 8 month old chicken which is a Wyandotte X Frizzle. He/she looks like a Rooster to me but has never crowed. Is it possible to have a rooster that doesn’t crow? Or do you think this is a hen. Have also not seen it in the nesting box but I could miss that but I have seen it jumping...
Hello friends! First post but a LOOOOONG time lurker! Sorry for the post length; TL;DR at the bottom. I know the title sounds like a clickbait article, but this has been a bumpy road for us! I have a small backyard flock in the suburbs of a major metropolitan city. We don’t have any laws about...
Buzz Lightyear has a habit of crowing at midnight when he hears the neighbors come home, so we are trying a collar to see if he crows a little softer. Of course I had to add a bowtie.
I want to make a bowtie for Sheriff Woody as well, but he is such a good boy that I dont want to bother him...
So I've discovered that my rooster, who normally will crow before it even gets light outside, has an off switch! If I put him into his basket nest and tuck him into bed with a towel in a dark space, then he will sleep until I get him up without making a peep. He won't crow at all until I take...
Hello BYC family. I met a rooster who doesn't crow today. Never has. He is a lavender orpington a tad over 1 year old. Does anyone have experience with this? Has anyone ever heard of this? I'm very curious about it. I'm considering adopting him, I love boys but can't have any due to...
I’m sure I’m going to get the negative opinions of some people. If you are one of those people I respect you and the way you choose to raise your chickens please show the same respect to me, even if you don’t agree. With that being said I woke up this morning to the first crows from my 20 week...
Hi I live in a neighborhood and me being foolish, I pulled out of the strait run bin. I have fallen in love with my punk'in but he' starting to try to crow. Hes about 5 months old. I would like to know if the no crow collars really work and just to let you know hes a bantam so hes like 5% quiter...
My 5 month old rooster just died. He had the collar over a month.He was healthy and we thought everything was fine he would try to shake it off and the 3 hens would peck at it gently trying to get it off. We thought we were careful and followed instructions. We watched him and he could breath...
Some of you have seen my other posts regarding my miracle chick and current batch of eggs incubating, but since I'm the the type to plan A-Z I'm trying to make plans for roosters. Now...live in the city, but local law allows for backyard chickens (no roosters) with the amount allowed depending...
I saw a youtube video posted by a woman who says she trained her rooster not to crow by locking it up in her closet whenever it crowed.
#1 I don't want to lock a rooster in my closet. (It needs to stay outside)
#2 I'm not around during the day so I can't do anything if it crows when I'm away...
I recently acquired three Silkie chicks. They're growing up fast (they're around 8 weeks old now) and I think at least one is a cockerel. I want to be prepared for the crowing, as I live in a place where neighbours wouldn't appreciate the noise. I'm guessing that if I have a cockerel he will...