Is there a way to stop roosters crowing or at least quiet it down so neighbours dont complain?

[Lady of McCamley]

do you know if they ship to england

You'd have to check with My Pet Chicken, but I did a quick google search, and eBay has some listed with British pounds here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stop-Crow...Results-For-STANDARD-Size-Birds-/271944576716

 

[ThatCrazyChickenGirl]

I've heard a story of a woman who trained her roosters not to crow by setting up a space for them in a dark indoor closet. She'd bring them in every night to roost there o believe, and without the stimuli they didn't crow.

I also firmly believe that any animal can be trained. They might not listen all the time, but if you work out the correct method, they will learn. Creatures are not as unintelligent as we tend to make them out to be try what makes sense for you with your rooster and see if it works!

 

[lazy gardener]

None that i would use. Id sooner rehome or cull, especially if the complaint concern is due to prohibition by ordinance of males as you are risking the presence not only of your flock but everyone else's as violations can lead to reevaluation of the allowance of any poultry

I'm with OGM on this one. While folks do use the no crow collar, it's simply not something I'd subject a roo to. I know a lady who muzzles her dog when ever she takes him out for a walk. Not b/c he might bite someone, but b/c she fears that he will "eat something". While that's one way to deal with puppy mouth, that's not a way I would choose to do it.

 

[keesmom]

so i'm wanting to get a rooster so i can breed it with my chicken but my neighbours will complain about the noise of it crowing all the time so does anyone one know how to stop it crowing or make it crow quieter

Don't you already have a rooster?

 

[Chirpy the chicken]

Don't you already have a rooster?

yes but i want one for my home to breed with my chicken

 

[aart]

how to stop it crowing

Remove it's head.

 

[Chirpy the chicken]

Remove it's head.

yes but i want it alive to breed it with my chicken

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Are you allowed roosters (legally)but trying not to irritate the neighbors, or not allowed so trying to figure a way to avoid detection?

 

[MasAhora]

Sorry to go a little off tangent, but can the no-crow collars get snagged?
I stopped leaving collars on my dogs when I was not with them after a freak event happened to a friend's dog - the collar snagged after it leapt at the gate and it could not free itself before she got home hours later. She was devastated.
If having a rooster is going to be problematic maybe buy fertilized eggs and then slip them under your broody hen(s). It isn't exactly 'breeding' them but could be an enjoyable alternative.
Then when baby roosters hatch you will have your next rooster(s) decision to make!!

 

[MageofMist]

Sorry to go a little off tangent, but can the no-crow collars get snagged?
I stopped leaving collars on my dogs when I was not with them after a freak event happened to a friend's dog - the collar snagged after it leapt at the gate and it could not free itself before she got home hours later. She was devastated.
If having a rooster is going to be problematic maybe buy fertilized eggs and then slip them under your broody hen(s). It isn't exactly 'breeding' them but could be an enjoyable alternative.
Then when baby roosters hatch you will have your next rooster(s) decision to make!!

Pretty much any collars have the possibility to get snagged. Because I have a rather small flock though, I could supervise them to make sure nothing bad happened to them. You also can have issues when your roosters suddenly realize that pulling on the velcro will detach the collars, and the roos WILL try and hide the collars so you cannot find them. Talking from experience.