Sounds like you need to move back to the country!! Wow!
What part of Kansas? My wife's cousins all grew up in Derby.
Hello from cold Kansas!
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Sounds like you need to move back to the country!! Wow!
What part of Kansas? My wife's cousins all grew up in Derby.
Hope you will enjoy BYC as much as we do 
G’Day from down under Art_plus_chickens 
Welcome and Congratulations on your recent nuptials! 
Like you, we are not allowed to keep roosters, so I have not attempted to keep one and therefore, I have no personal experience with the no-crow collar but I have a friend who has.
Her first BCM rooster she tried it on was not happy with it initially but got used to it. She was not that happy with the ones she bought and ended up making her own.
I have heard of a few roosters choking to death while wearing the collar. Even with the correct setting, sometimes there is the risk of them eating something a bit bigger than normal and it not being able to move past the collar.
My friend nearly lost her boy when she was tweaking the collar and it was a little too tight; so if you are going to try one, obviously watch very closely. It took her probably two weeks of early morning tweakings to find the right setting.
However, this rooster still had to go into his man cave at night because even with the collar on the best setting she could find, he managed to make enough noise that the neighbours could hear him.
So, he used to sleep in a crate, with his collar on and in a dark corner under the house (she has an under house coop).
Anyways, because she felt this to be cruel, he is now living on a farm and can crow to his heart’s delight.
His son, who she kept, now has a no crow collar but with him it is enough to keep his crows at a less audible level and he does not have to sleep in a man cave and sleeps with his hens on the roost.
With what I have read about the collars (extensive), it works for some and not for others.
This is a good thread regarding the collar, lots of stories and pros and cons:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/906916/no-crow-rooster-collar/140
I know of someone else who has a number of roosters in a no rooster zone. He built a rooster night box which is sound proofed and remains darker for longer in the morning:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/792990/our-diy-rooster-night-box
Anyways, I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.
If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock or other critters, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out
Welcome and Congratulations on your recent nuptials!
Like you, we are not allowed to keep roosters, so I have not attempted to keep one and therefore, I have no personal experience with the no-crow collar but I have a friend who has.
Her first BCM rooster she tried it on was not happy with it initially but got used to it. She was not that happy with the ones she bought and ended up making her own.
I have heard of a few roosters choking to death while wearing the collar. Even with the correct setting, sometimes there is the risk of them eating something a bit bigger than normal and it not being able to move past the collar.
My friend nearly lost her boy when she was tweaking the collar and it was a little too tight; so if you are going to try one, obviously watch very closely. It took her probably two weeks of early morning tweakings to find the right setting.
However, this rooster still had to go into his man cave at night because even with the collar on the best setting she could find, he managed to make enough noise that the neighbours could hear him.
So, he used to sleep in a crate, with his collar on and in a dark corner under the house (she has an under house coop).
Anyways, because she felt this to be cruel, he is now living on a farm and can crow to his heart’s delight.
His son, who she kept, now has a no crow collar but with him it is enough to keep his crows at a less audible level and he does not have to sleep in a man cave and sleeps with his hens on the roost.
With what I have read about the collars (extensive), it works for some and not for others.
This is a good thread regarding the collar, lots of stories and pros and cons:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/906916/no-crow-rooster-collar/140
I know of someone else who has a number of roosters in a no rooster zone. He built a rooster night box which is sound proofed and remains darker for longer in the morning:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/792990/our-diy-rooster-night-box
Anyways, I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.
If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock or other critters, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out
Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us
We're so happy you've decided to join us
Welcome to BYC - great user name and introduction ! Congratulations on your marriage, and good luck with your city flock. (I do not like no crow collars.)
Welcome to BYC! I hope you enjoy your time here.
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View attachment 1258144 Welcome aboard to BYC family gr8 people tons of information loads of fun enjoy shake your tail feathers
I don't think you'd want to see me shake my tail feathers...I jiggle
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Songster
Glad you're here !
A must have for your poultry is a FIRST AID KIT for any issues that would arise. (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/suggestions-for-a-first-aid-kit.1150128/)
It's definitely better to have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it.
Also, make sure your coop(s) have a proper amount of VENTILATION. (https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/) Your chickens will absolutely thank you for it!
One last thing, if you're into gardening, feel free to join this years SEED SWAP (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/seed-swap.1220129/)
First aid kit is a great idea. I do all my own vet work on all my critters, so I generally have something around to help in that aspect.
My coop is very well vented.
And yes! I love to garden! Especially flowers!
Thanks!
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Songster
Sounds like you need to move back to the country!! Wow!
What part of Kansas? My wife's cousins all grew up in Derby.
Ha! In time! We have plans to build on the twenty acres that was gifted to us, but we have to start small before we go big!
Oh cool! Actually we're not far from belle aire!
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