Flock rotations?

[Hyper_Chicken05]

Hi, I have a pet rooster that i would like to keep at my house, But unfortunately, The neighbours might get annoyed if he lives with me full time.

But I came up with an idea, What if he spends 2 weeks at a relatives place, Then 1 week at my place? Would that work? Or would it put too much stress on him having to change flocks all the time.

Or maybe another combination of weeks here and there? I’m not sure, But anyways thanks for your help.

 

[Melky]

I would only keep him when want to breed otherwise rehome.

 

[Hyper_Chicken05]

I would only keep him when want to breed otherwise rehome.

He’s my pet, So I like to have him around

 

[Melky]

I know how you feel but it might not be worth ticking off the neighbors who may report you as a nuisance and then you risk losing the whole flock. Not sure how agreeable they are. At least if you rehome with family, you have the option of borrowing for breeding practices but really it is best for the animal to have a stable home. So if not interested in breeding, then I would see if family would take him in permanently otherwise rehome to someone who can keep him full time for stability. You also do not know what you are sharing by bringing him back and forth between two different flocks. Every environment is different and you do not want the risk of illness during times of stress when reacclimating. Just my thoughts to do what is best for the animal.

 

[Melky]

Personally I keep a closed flock so I do not introduce illness or at least lessen my risk.

 

[aart]

But I came up with an idea, What if he spends 2 weeks at a relatives place, Then 1 week at my place? Would that work? Or would it put too much stress on him having to change flocks all the time.

Do you have hens at your place?
Moving a bird from place to place will be stressful on all the birds involved.
It may only take one day of crowing to tick off the neighbors.
You may need a different kind of 'pet'.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

You should keep him in one spot. It would be too much stress for him to contentiously switch homes.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'm guessing the problem is his crowing? You may have a problem with no satisfactory solution. A rooster can crow at any time, day or night. I've heard mine crowing at 2:00 in the morning when the moon is full.

Like everyone else, I don't think moving him back and forth is a good idea. You run the risk of him carrying parasites or disease from one flock to the other, plus chickens do not like change. It will be stressful to him and any other chickens, especially if your relatives have another rooster.

I don't know of you can legally have a rooster or not where you are. Even in New Zealand there could be some city laws or regulations about that. You might try talking to all your neighbors but on a still day I can hear a neighbor's rooster crowing about a half mile away. That may be a lot of neighbors.

You can look into a no-crow collar. That's something that goes around the throat tight enough to stop him from crowing. I don't know how effective or safe that is but some people use them.

It can be tough situation. Sometimes there is no easy or satisfactory solution.

 

[Hyper_Chicken05]

I'm guessing the problem is his crowing? You may have a problem with no satisfactory solution. A rooster can crow at any time, day or night. I've heard mine crowing at 2:00 in the morning when the moon is full.

Like everyone else, I don't think moving him back and forth is a good idea. You run the risk of him carrying parasites or disease from one flock to the other, plus chickens do not like change. It will be stressful to him and any other chickens, especially if your relatives have another rooster.

I don't know of you can legally have a rooster or not where you are. Even in New Zealand there could be some city laws or regulations about that. You might try talking to all your neighbors but on a still day I can hear a neighbor's rooster crowing about a half mile away. That may be a lot of neighbors.

You can look into a no-crow collar. That's something that goes around the throat tight enough to stop him from crowing. I don't know how effective or safe that is but some people use them.

It can be tough situation. Sometimes there is no easy or satisfactory solution.

I tried to keep him at my house full time, But I got a noise complaint lol. But it’s really annoying because he had a crow collar and he only crowed like 3 times a day, And there were dogs that barked louder at night. That just shows how some people get it in their head that they don’t like the sound of roosters, Even though they are fine with dogs barking louder all day.

 

[Hyper_Chicken05]

Ok I’m just going to keep him in one spot then considering everyone’s advice. I don’t want to put too much stress in him and his flock mates. So I will just continue visiting him every weekend