Are chicken collars good?

[azygous]

Some neighbors are happy and willing to help another neighbor solve a problem for the peace of the entire neighborhood. It's called "community".

 

[Themellowyellows]

I hope it doesn’t seem that I was pointing at you, I definitely wasn’t. I agree, there are a lot of noises in a neighborhood and as long as you keep flies down and do what’s legal you will be fine. The idea given by someone for a solid fence between you and the irritated person is an excellent idea. I hate neighbors like that.

Oop sorry yeah were currently building a "wall" of fire wood between us and them. I agree they definitely are anoying neighbors like them.

 

[Es_In_Miami]

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?

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?

Don't worry about your hens. Your neighbors need to chill out and close their windown, or move. They sound like problematic neighbors. Nothing you do will suffice. If you're not breaking any rules, forget about them.

 

[Es_In_Miami]

Vote two..

I was mortified at the thought of collaring a rooster. I was wrong. They do fine, as long as it's on correctly. I have one roo that had been collared for 5 years. He's awesome.

When your choice is a collar or the pot, the collar is an easy choice.

 

[Themellowyellows]

I was mortified at the thought of collaring a rooster. I was wrong. They do fine, as long as it's on correctly. I have one roo that had been collared for 5 years. He's awesome.

When your choice is a collar or the pot, the collar is an easy choice.

Thank you!

 

[Down Under]

People need to do more research before they start keeping chickens. The fact is that hens can be just as loud as roosters. A roosters crow isn’t typically any louder than a dogs bark. If a person isn’t allowed to have roosters then I think it would be a good idea to understand the risks involved. Statistically the hatch ratio is 50/50 male:female. The accuracy of sexed chicks is ~90%. At some point most people will end up with a rooster. It’s very simple to ask at the feed store or the breeder what their policy is if you end up with a cockerel. If it’s not an option to return them then maybe consider purchasing POL birds instead to guarantee they are female. That way if you can’t chop off the roosters head and eat him for dinner, as we do, then you don’t have to worry about getting a rooster.

So what do you say to the people that tell you it is cruel to chop a roosters head off and invite him to dinner ?

 

[ATXInstantFlock]

So what do you say to the people that tell you it is cruel to chop a roosters head off and invite him to dinner ?

The rooster won't be alive for the invite, so he'll be fine with it.

 

[Down Under]

The rooster won't be alive for the invite, so he'll be fine with it.

Switch it around then, invite him to dinner and then chop his head off.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

No-crow collars should not exist. They are one of the many forms of chicken abuse. They tighten around a rooster's throat, and I have heard of so many cases where roosters have died from suffocation due to the collar constricting their neck. And by the way, no-crow collars do not fully prohibit a rooster from crowing (unless you have it super tight but that would instantly kill the rooster), they only muffle the noise. You can still clearly hear the crow, it is just muffled a bit.

If you are not allowed roosters in your area, then there is no way getting around that. Give away the male(s) to someone else and continue on with your chicken-keeping. If neighbors have a problem with hens doing egg song or the annoyed call, then they have something wrong with them because there are a lot of things much louder than that. Chickens are the loudest bird species in the world, but I find their calls not that annoying at all.

 

[Themellowyellows]

No-crow collars should not exist. They are one of the many forms of chicken abuse. They tighten around a rooster's throat, and I have heard of so many cases where roosters have died from suffocation due to the collar constricting their neck. And by the way, no-crow collars do not fully prohibit a rooster from crowing (unless you have it super tight but that would instantly kill the rooster), they only muffle the noise. You can still clearly hear the crow, it is just muffled a bit.

If you are not allowed roosters in your area, then there is no way getting around that. Give away the male(s) to someone else and continue on with your chicken-keeping. If neighbors have a problem with hens doing egg song or the annoyed call, then they have something wrong with them because there are a lot of things much louder than that. Chickens are the loudest bird species in the world, but I find their calls not that annoying at all.

I have hens no roosters. We have one neighbor that yell wayyy louder then our hen, I doubt they got a complain because they still have there pool parties... Same with dogs barking and lawn mowers. So I dont see why they must hate chickens, some people.