4 months old chicken

[SulkyBantam]

He is probably crowing because of the light, not the cold.

He is also hormonal, he'll calm down and be more responsible towards his ladies.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I will remove the red light and will see if it stops crowing. Do you think I'd need a heat source anyway?

That is a tough one. I don't know how weather ready your birds are.

Some people use a ceramic bulb like is used in reptile cages as they don't emit light.

I know my grown birds will avoid any added heat source. My hubs felt bad for a naked hen one year so put a sealed oil space heater in the giant coop. EVERY bird stayed completely away from the warmer zone.

I would suggest watching for them behaving cold. They will fluff up and sit covering their feet and possibly even shiver when cold.

I have 12 week chicks in an outdoor coop right now. No added heat for about 3 weeks now with lows arpund 15-20° F. The 15°F is about -9 Celsius.

 

[aart]

I am afraid someone would call police on me.

Are you allowed to have crowers, or even chickens where you live?

 

[Mrs. K]

I think you should let the rooster go, pretty miserable for your pullets.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I think you should let the rooster go, pretty miserable for your pullets.

And by that you mean cull?

 

[21hens-incharge]

And by that you mean cull?

To cull is to remove from the flock whether by eating, selling or giving away etc. It does not ALWAYS mean killing it.