How to stop a rooster from crowing?

[theuglyduckling]

I’ve been asked by Notch, one of the roosters here, to ask if they make such collars for hens.
The reason he asks apparently, is he ends up with a headache by the end of the day listening to his hens screeching escort calls (mistakenly called the egg song) every time they go off and lay an egg. All he wants to do is have a quiet nap while the hens are off laying.
The way he looks at is, while he may make a bit of a racket from time to time he doesn’t expect anyone to drop what they are doing and run over open ground every half hour risking their lives when he crows, while the hens do.
He learns quickly does Notch, and it didn’t take him long to change the saying ‘out of sight, out of mind’ to ‘can’t hear it, isn’t happening’.

Lol i thought notch was a real person at first had to read it twice

 

[Then I Will]

Hi Bird lady,
You can find some helpful videos on crow collars on youtube.
I am interested in using crow collars in my flock soon.
They seem fairly safe to me if they are checked daily (time spent with the flock.) and readjusted when needed.
As one gentleman put it, his rooster loves the crow collar because it keeps him from becoming soup.
Additionally, a crow collar is not intended to be tight. There should be one to two fingers of space- you should be able to insert one or two of your fingers between it and your roosters neck. The rooster's throat will expand when he crows. The collar simply keeps his throat from expanding to its full capacity, thereby hindering the volume of the crow.

I may be sewing my own very soon, as when I let my chickens out of their coop today at 8:30am, Chipmunk let out one of his squeaky little short crows, and the neighbor across the busy road that is frequented by semi-trucks, dump trucks, quarry trucks, and loud motorcycles shouted: "Aww, shut the f*** up!"
Kind of ruined my morning as I was having some peaceful time enjoying my chickens. But he might have just been having a bad day, who knows. Besides, there are plenty of trees on my side of the busy road for sound breaking.

 

[TheBirdLady2001]

You can't stop a rooster from crowing. Doesn't matter if there's other males or not. It's a rooster. They crow. That's what they do. You can use a collar but it's more of a hassle than not. Also keep in mind he's sweet now. But once he matures 9 out of 10 will not be sweet and will take on full rooster duties soooooo if you aren't supposed to have it then best to follow your town ordinances. And remember he WILL crow. May more maybe less be he will crow. It's no different than if you would ask a dog not to bark or a cat to meow. It's what they do. Best of luck

Yes, I know roosters crow. I am just wondering if it is becuase there are other males around. But I should have been more specific: own town rule is that if your neighbors are bothered by your birds and file a complaint, it is a problem. That is why I am looking for a solution to keep them quieter during the day. And I know most roosters can be very protective, and some may become aggressive. But this rooster is unusually kind. He leads around my baby chicks, and lets them sleep with him. And I would not think twice about letting a two year old pick him up. Thank you for your opinion. Have a wonderful day!

 

[Backyard Bruce]

If you can not have roosters then DO NOT HAVE THEM, sorry but that is just not the right way to be a neighbor.

 

[theuglyduckling]

I think the collars make the rooster sound annoying. I have a neighbor that has a collar on his rooster and it sounds more annoying than just hearing your rooster crow without one (not that i find a rooster crow annoying)and i personally dont think it lowers the crow it just sounds like hes being choked every time he tries crowing

 

[The Moonshiner]

I’ve been asked by Notch, one of the roosters here, to ask if they make such collars for hens.
The reason he asks apparently, is he ends up with a headache by the end of the day listening to his hens screeching escort calls (mistakenly called the egg song) every time they go off and lay an egg. All he wants to do is have a quiet nap while the hens are off laying.
The way he looks at is, while he may make a bit of a racket from time to time he doesn’t expect anyone to drop what they are doing and run over open ground every half hour risking their lives when he crows, while the hens do.
He learns quickly does Notch, and it didn’t take him long to change the saying ‘out of sight, out of mind’ to ‘can’t hear it, isn’t happening’.

Sounds like Notch is ungrateful for what he has.
I'd take those ladies away for a while. Maybe then he would rethink wanting to collar them.
Putting these collars on chickens is a selfish want and the world needs to learn not to be selfish.

 

[Chick-N-Daddy]

Sounds like Notch is ungrateful for what he has.
I'd take those ladies away for a while. Maybe then he would rethink wanting to collar them.
Putting these collars on chickens is a selfish want and the world needs to learn not to be selfish.

It is my understanding that dutch ovens are pretty sound proof.

 

[TheBirdLady2001]

Hi Bird lady,
You can find some helpful videos on crow collars on youtube.
I am interested in using crow collars in my flock soon.
They seem fairly safe to me if they are checked daily (time spent with the flock.) and readjusted when needed.
As one gentleman put it, his rooster loves the crow collar because it keeps him from becoming soup.
Additionally, a crow collar is not intended to be tight. There should be one to two fingers of space- you should be able to insert one or two of your fingers between it and your roosters neck. The rooster's throat will expand when he crows. The collar simply keeps his throat from expanding to its full capacity, thereby hindering the volume of the crow.

I may be sewing my own very soon, as when I let my chickens out of their coop today at 8:30am, Chipmunk let out one of his squeaky little short crows, and the neighbor across the busy road that is frequented by semi-trucks, dump trucks, quarry trucks, and loud motorcycles shouted: "Aww, shut the f*** up!"
Kind of ruined my morning as I was having some peaceful time enjoying my chickens. But he might have just been having a bad day, who knows. Besides, there are plenty of trees on my side of the busy road for sound breaking.

Thank you! Lol, and yes, putting a collar on my roo is definitely better than letting him become soup. And I have been doing some research on it, and might try making one myself too! Let me know how it goes. Thanks!

 

[Peacock mama]

View attachment 1118070 Help! I have a 7 or 8 month old rooster, named Angus. He is a sweet heart. He was the first chick I hatched in my incubator. We were hoping he was a hen, becuase we aren’t supposed to have roosters, becuase we have neighbors on either sides of us. We were hoping he wouldn’t crow, becuase we don’t have any other roosters. Then we got some chicks, which are about 2 months old now. We don’t know the gender of them, so I’m guessing we have some males, but we are planning to sell them when we know.
Okay, now to the point! He’s my baby, the sweetest out of all my flock. But we have people in my house and our neighbors who work midnight shifts, and sleep during the day. But he has started crowing! My family has said as soon as he starts crowing, he’s out. So I need help! Is there anyway to get him to stop crowing? I have looked at a few ‘collars’ but I’m still worried that he will get hurt. I don’t want it to suffocate him or restrict his eating and drinking. Will he stop crowing after I sell the male chicks? Or will he continue to crow? Please help!

 

[TheBirdLady2001]

Oh ok. well that does clear up some then.
Im in NC and we have rules like that here too, sorta.
Im outside the town limits so it doesnt really matter, but i did speak with neighbors first before i acquired our rosster and they were very cool with it. so i guess just check with yours too. the collars are just a hassle cuz you always have to keep an eye on them for safety and proper functionality. but if thats your best bet to keep the peace then go for it. Now He will be nice for now yes, but as those chicks turn into full grown hens, he will take his role as alpha very seriously. PLEASE be careful. Im not an advocate for slaughtering roosters, they get an undeserved bad rap for doing what nature designs them to do. you may get lucky, there are very gentle roosters out there yes, but they are rare. most will "respect" you within their boundries, and some are outright demons. LOL, but please keep a sharp eye on him. as much as we may love and trust them, they have 1 job in life and will do it even if it kills them. keep us updated and good luck

Yeah, I am worried about the collar, becuase I don’t want it to become a problem. And our neighbors like our chickens, I just don’t want it to become a problem where he wakes them up when they are sleeping! And as soon as we figure out which of our chicks are roosters, we will be selling them, to pet homes.