Does anyone know how to make a roo crow less???

[Liafast]

I have a rooster that is very dedicated to his crowing, he crows about every hour and I woke up in the middle of the night and he was crowing. I don't think he ever sleeps. The night he was crowing there was a bright full moon. I live in a rural area so my rooster is fine.I would rehome your rooster, it may give 'the powers that be' an excuse not to allow hens in a urban setting.

 

[Lisa202]

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But seriously, I can't give him up...I love him. I'm really hoping he mellows out (like buffbrahmababa wishes). The roo across the street barely ever crows, so I don't think Mister is talking to him. We all have acres here, so I'm hoping no one can tell where the noise is coming from. Also, there's a farm down the street that has a lot of chickens so hopefully anyone that hears Mister thinks that one of the farms roos is loose (their chickens are frequently walking around outside of their fences) Actually, that's what I originally thought was the case when I first started hearing my neighbors roo...until I got my chickens myself (last Sept) and realized that he must have them too.

I just need a way to quiet him down. Oh, and BTW....throwing shoes and wooden spoons at the coop doesn't shut him up, it just makes him crow more (the coop is right outside my bedroom window) I know...what was I thinking????

 

[bullyforme]

There are many threads on this subject, and I've read that keeping him in a box (during sleep time) such as a small dog crate may keep him from crowing as roosters have to lift their heads to crow, and they can't do that if there's not enough height in the box. He's just doing what roosters do, and I doubt he'll change or get any quieter. Chickens in my experience so far can't be "behavior" trained like other pets. You can lure them with treats, but nothing stops their natural behaviors.

I loved my roo, too, but I had to rehome him. I didn't want to lose all my chickens because of neighbors' complaints.