Are chicken collars good?

[Themellowyellows]

Hi, everone. I live in a neighborhood with a houses close by, and we learned the hard way that our neighbors HATE chickens.. This morning, I think they hate chickens even more... Every second they were talking so loud, you could even hear them on the moon! So as to not get our chickens taken away, I looked into chicken collars... Found a few but wondering if they hurt, or can cause damage to there vocal cords. If so, are there any other methods to get them to shut up? I dont want to cull any of them and wont, as there all more then pets. Thank you!


@LaFleche
@Eggcessive
@Wyorp Rock
@azygous

 

[Glory to His name]

Are you allowed to have chickens where you live?
Do you mean a crow collar to keep a rooster quiet, or for the hens?

 

[igorsMistress]

They are cruel and intended to keep roosters from crowing. If you’re not allowed to have chickens then you need to find a way to make your neighbors happy or get rid of them so you don’t get in trouble. Hens can be just as loud or louder than roosters when they get to singing. If you’re allowed to have them, then your neighbors can hate them but that’s too bad. Usually it’s no more bothersome than a barking dog.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Are you allowed to have chickens where you live?
Do you mean a crow collar to keep a rooster quiet, or for the hens?

Yes, I am, but they live close by, and got annoyed.
A crow collar for the hens, I dont have a rooster, but I guess since there is no rooster, they feel the need to crow loudly?

They are cruel and intended to keep roosters from crowing. If you’re not allowed to have chickens then you need to find a way to make your neighbors happy or get rid of them so you don’t get in trouble. Hens can be just as loud or louder than roosters when they get to singing. If you’re allowed to have them, then your neighbors can hate them but that’s too bad. Usually it’s no more bothersome than a barking dog.

Gotcha, im aloud to have hens no roosters. I just dont want to get a complaint... Do you have any methods to get them to be quite?

 

[azygous]

These collars are dangerous. You should pursue every other avenue before resorting to one. If you are prohibited from having a rooster where you live, you haven't got a leg to stand on, unfortunately. But if you can get the neighbors on your side, you might get away with it unless the rooster police are patrolling by when the rooster is going off.

Roosters crowing at night is one of the most common irritations for neighbors. Lights left on within the rooster's line of sight is the main cause, either from your neighbor's house or your own. Take steps to remedy this and you should have quiet nights.

Crowing during the day is more difficult. Roosters crow to impress the hens and to impress any other roosters that "might" be within hearing distance. They also crow to impress themselves. Therefore, expect a rooster to crow any damned time he feels like it.

Once I had a baby goat and got word that my neighbor across the street was up in arms over it. Not having a clue as to why he objected so that I might do something to appease him, I decided to grab the tiny goat into my arms and trot over to his house to have a chat.

I had previously not met him, so I introduced Mildred and myself and asked him what his concerns were about having a goat living across the street. He said his main fear was that she would quickly become a herd of smelly goats. When I reassured him that there would not be a herd of smelly goats, just Mildred, he was then just fine with having a goat for a neighbor.

I suggest you do the same with your neighbors as their worries and frustrations may actually be able to be resolved if you know what they are. Is it night crowing that bothers them? Ask them if they are willing to shield their bathroom or kitchen window when they turn on the light during the night. If it's crowing during the day, find out what it is that's causing them to be upset so you can then come back here and we'll put all our brains to work to solving the problem.

 

[Glory to His name]

They are cruel and intended to keep roosters from crowing. If you’re not allowed to have chickens then you need to find a way to make your neighbors happy or get rid of them so you don’t get in trouble. Hens can be just as loud or louder than roosters when they get to singing. If you’re allowed to have them, then your neighbors can hate them but that’s too bad. Usually it’s no more bothersome than a barking dog.

Gotcha, im aloud to have hens no roosters. I just dont want to get a complaint... Do you have any methods to get them to be quiet?

Yeah, if you’re allowed to have the hens then it really doesn’t matter how the neighbors feel about them.

Some breeds may be quieter than others, but if you’ve already got them that doesn’t really mean anything now.

You can still be kind and friendly to your neighbors, but you don’t need to appease them. They have no course of action to make you get rid of hens you’re legally allowed to own.

 

[aart]

Yeah, if you’re allowed to have the hens then it really doesn’t matter how the neighbors feel about them.

Welll....unless there is a noise ordinance that might be imposed.

All chickens can be very loud, and there's nothing to do to stop them.

 

[Themellowyellows]

These collars are dangerous. You should pursue every other avenue before resorting to one. If you are prohibited from having a rooster where you live, you haven't got a leg to stand on, unfortunately. But if you can get the neighbors on your side, you might get away with it unless the rooster police are patrolling by when the rooster is going off.

Roosters crowing at night is one of the most common irritations for neighbors. Lights left on within the rooster's line of sight is the main cause, either from your neighbor's house or your own. Take steps to remedy this and you should have quiet nights.

Crowing during the day is more difficult. Roosters crow to impress the hens and to impress any other roosters that "might" be within hearing distance. They also crow to impress themselves. Therefore, expect a rooster to crow any damned time he feels like it.

Once I had a baby goat and got word that my neighbor across the street was up in arms over it. Not having a clue as to why he objected so that I might do something to appease him, I decided to grab the tiny goat into my arms and trot over to his house to have a chat.

I had previously not met him, so I introduced Mildred and myself and asked him what his concerns were about having a goat living across the street. He said his main fear was that she would quickly become a herd of smelly goats. When I reassured him that there would not be a herd of smelly goats, just Mildred, he was then just fine with having a goat for a neighbor.

I suggest you do the same with your neighbors as their worries and frustrations may actually be able to be resolved if you know what they are. Is it night crowing that bothers them? Ask them if they are willing to shield their bathroom or kitchen window when they turn on the light during the night. If it's crowing during the day, find out what it is that's causing them to be upset so you can then come back here and we'll put all our brains to work to solving the problem.

I dont own a rooster, my hens wake up around 5:30-6. Snooze one of my fatter hens (not to fat just a lil chunky) cant get down, she will stay in her spot and make the egg song until one of us comes to get her. Meanwhile, all the other hens are outside, and she gets lonely, and screams even louder! Gosh darn it Snooze!


We have a groundhog, that has a hole next to there house. When it comes out of its hole, they all get scared and start yelling, at 7 am in the morning!!



We have had recent excperince with our neighbor's coming up to our property without us seeing (although we saw) and "spying" on us. They even took a picture of our hens a day after we got a report...

 

[21hens-incharge]

How high is the roost? Maybe lower it to less than 2' high.

I can't help with the neighbors.....but ...maybe borrow my coon hound lol that dog is NOISY.
When my neighbor complained about the roosters in the neighborhood I offered to put my dogs outside. I told her I'm sure they could out noise the roosters. Yeah she doesn't complain to me anymore.

 

[azygous]

Then you have the law on your side. But that doesn't eliminate the need to square things with the neighbors. Lack of communication due to suspicion and animosity can lead to tragedy. And that is not hyperbole. My example with my goat still stands. You need to initiate an honest conversation with these neighbors so both parties understand where the other is coming from.

I'm working on my eight decade on the planet, and it's been my experience that a conversation with a perceived enemy always, and I do mean always, leads to the surprise realization that you are both human and not the sinister entity you both thought the other was. Once that perception is remedied, you can both do some listening and learning and come up with an amicable solution to any problems.

Free eggs once a month, or week if there are plenty, can certainly make the picture more attractive to your neighbors. Who knows? You may end up getting a standing invitation to their weekend barbecues. (Hopefully, a chicken of yours is not also "invited)