De-crowing a Rooster!

[Bubba]

I live in the City and to keep the neighbors happy I bring my rooster in everynight. He hates it of course and lets me know by growling at me or seldomly biting me, hes usually pretty gentle to me. I put him in a trashcan that has holes and the lid cocked to the side for air. I change his hay out once a week. He does still crow but not till the light hits him at 7am or so. I shake the can a little and he goes back to sleep till about 9am when I let him and the hens out. I don't let them out before that because of raccoons in the early morning. If you put him in a closet he won't crow for quite a while longer, just a thought.

Bubba

PS It is of course more work but I love to hear my Roo talk, growl, do his dance call and emergency call its saved his and the hens lives more than once.... I don't care for his crowing even during the day, sometimes I chase him to show him whos boss haha

 

[Miltonchix]

I de-crowed both my roosters!

Best tasting chicken I ever had!!

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Your best shot is just to get rid of the roosters. Even keeping them in the dark is no gaurantee they will stop crowing. Mine will crow at 4:00 in the morning in the complete darkness.

De-crowing a rooster would be too big a risk IMO. Expensive and no gaurantee it will work. I know some people love their chickens a lot, but it just seems more reasonable to rehome them.

 

[chickenannie]

Some folks have reported that some of their roosters crow less than others. Perhaps you could look to buy a known non-crowing roo from someone.