De-barking a rooster?

[Dogfish]

I'm not a fan of debarking dogs, dogs I can train. I am interested in getting a rooster for our flock, but don't want to disturb our neighbors with crowing, even though the coop would be about 100 yards away from their homes. Can rooster muffling be done in a surgical fashion?

Thanks!

 

[FireTigeris]

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If you want it help protect your flock he will be unable to control the girl vocally, calling them to roost or eat or warning on an air predator vs a land predator...

If you want him to make chicks half of THEM will also be roosters and you have to find a vet willing to do an 'unnecessary' procedure on a small animal.

Or you could insulate the dickens out of your coop with sound proofing and not let the chickens out till a 'decent' hour... or you could skip the rooster.

EDIT: One more thing,

You could bribe your neighbor with eggs or ask if they would mind...

 

[Gonzo]

we've been saving the corragated cup trays from mcdonalds to line the ceiling of the coop to hopefully muffle the sound of our roosters..

 

[georgialee]

I have a rooster in the middle of a subdivision and nobody has complained yet... just sayin'.

 

[Dogfish]

My coop in insulated heavily, so maybe I'll be okay. Thanks for the ideas.

 

[elmo]

No, you can't "debark" a rooster. Roosters like all birds have a syrinx, not vocal cords.

 

[Amanda0609]

I had a similar idea but for a chicken muzzle.

Too bad there isn't a way to keep a rooster quiet.

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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True story. I looked into it at length in a quest to save my two unintended roos (sexing is only 90% accurate, don't ya know!). I even consulted with an avian vet just to be sure. Alas, it just can't be done.

Personally, I loved the sound of my two roosters crowing (less so at 3am in the dead of winter). Ultimately I re-homed my Splash Silkie and my BR roo ended up as fishing flies in rivers all over the state courtesy of my brother.

What's the deal Dogfish, are roosters prohibited in your area? (edit: Sorry, I just re-read your post, you've already said it's a neighborly courtesy)

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Get a long-crow roo! They crow ALOT longer, but it's MUCH quieter than even a Bantam.

 

[A1 Steak Sauce]

No I don't think you can, even if you could, why would you? If you don't like crowing, don't get a rooster, just as people who don't like barking shouldn't get a dog in my not-so-humble opinion. That said, there are some breeds that don't seem to crow quite so loud as others, why not research a little... I have several cochin roosters (can't get rid of them and they're not big enough to bother butchering lol) and they don't have very loud crows, nor do they seem to crow a lot.