How to stop a rooster from crowing?

[Clucky family]

I got carried away and hatched 30 bantams all at once. I live on acreage, but still, once they started crowing it was a bit embarassing...

The Velcro was too hard to get right with so many of them and it gets dirty. The elastic was ok but it was hard to size because it was hard to get off again afterwards so I had to cut it off and make more rings. Then I thought of cable ties... After getting the fit about right there good for a while on growing chooks, they crow every day so it's easy to hear where there at with the tightness.

I just started off loose and clicked them in if they were too loose. And cut them when they sounded real weird. I was worried about them swallowing something large and it getting stuck, but it never happened, I think they would be able to regurgitate and shake it out anyway.

But still, collars aren't muting by any means. They only reduce their crow volume... I sold all except one eventually (minus cable ties).

I think I’ll give it a try when they start crowing Sydney is pretty loud so hoping the muted sound will be drowned out by the annoying Sydney traffic to tell you the truth the barking dogs and loud neighbours may drown out their crows without the collar but I guess time will tell

 

[grnidone]

You sound a bit nervous about “too many roosters.”

I encourage you to read this article. Roos get a bad rep. In fact, they are a lot of fun.


If possible, separate your extra Roos into a bachelor flock.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ths-clearing-up-rooster-misinformation.67911/