Can you hide a rooster? 😬

[Caireann]

Okay, so I got my first chickens a few months ago; they were eggs that were destined for the fridge that my friend decided to incubate and they hatched! I had originally taken three, but one ended up being a rooster, so we had found a friend's farm for him to go live at and brought another hen home to replace him.
I just found out yesterday he's not getting along with the other roos and so today they're going to make a bunch of them "soup". I was surprised by how upset I was and I told my friend to just bring him here andfI'll figure it out because he's just beautiful and I don't want to lose him.
I know that this is likely because these are my first ones but I'm somehow convinced I'll never get another nice beautiful rooster like him. He was as sweet as anything when he was here before we found out that he had to go.
Anyway, long story short, I have three hens in my backyard in a town that does not allow it, but I have a big wild backyard at the edge of town boarded by Highway and two mostly absent neighbors, so I had planned to keep the hens for as long as I could get away with it. Obviously, it's going to be a lot harder to hide a rooster because they crow.
I've heard you can get collars for them that help them not to be so loud and honestly it is a very small town in the middle of rural Saskatchewan, so that might be enough.
I need thoughts on any way I could possibly keep this rooster, preferably not to become a house pet, but I'm willing to explore that option if anyone has advice on it.
Pictures of my girls and my handsome boy who's coming home today!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The no crow collars strangle them. That's how they work. With just 3 hens your girls will get bare backed and constantly harassed. Roosters mate a lot of times a day. Some every 10 minutes. Not every cockerel makes a good rooster. Some become human aggressive. I personally would let your friend put him in the freezer and keep your flock peaceful.

 

[GodLovesU]

You could get him back and try to rehome him to a better home. If you really want to keep him, you probably will need more hens. I wouldn’t recommend keeping a house chicken. I’ve heard some people bribe their neighbors to let them keep their chickens by using eggs. This forum has some more info. on chicken zoning.

 

[nuthatched]

No crow collars will kill him by strangulation.
What do you mean by 'sweet'? A chicken's personality can chance drasticallythrough and after puberty...he's likely not remotely like he was before.
Honestly, 3 hens is too few for a rooster, he'll mate the heck out of them and hurt them.
Chickens make lousey housepets due to dander and the excessive crowing, I can't advise against that enough.