Is there such a thing as a quiet rooster?

[Heffalump]

My rooster is a banty cochin, his predecessor was a banty cochin cross Plymouth Rock. Their crow has never woken me up. Maybe I'm just a super heavy sleeper.

 

[BallsEleven]

your terrain and air flow will affect how noise carries. Where are you in relation to others and how is the terrain and what about general wind direction?

we have neighbors, and they can hear our roosters if their windows are open, but not very loudly -it would not likely wake them up Even if windows opened. But the prevailing winds come out of the west, and there is only a farm field to our East. The chickens are behind our barn, which also helps.

All flat land, no trees. Winds mainly out of the southwest. Plenty of neighbors to the north and east.

 

[Acre4Me]

All flat land, no trees. Winds mainly out of the southwest. Plenty of neighbors to the north and east.

well, keeping good relations with the neighbors is probably more important than a rooster!

 

[hysop]

I love hearing roosters* crow but that’s probably because I’m a heavy sleeper and don’t get woken up by their crows even though I have three adults.

Keep them until they’re 3-4 months and then eat them (unless they crow later which is unlikely). I love my roosters but I eat all their offspring because I don’t have the money to feed them all but one day I may get a bachelor flock who knows.

 

[aart]

White LeghornxRhode Island Red

I’ve already noticed 1 starting to pick on the other males. I’m allowed to have roosters, just don’t want to disturb the neighbors.

I guess I will go ahead and remove them then.

So hybrids?
Noise, fighting, and over mating of the girls are good reasons to get rid of all,
but maybe one(if you want to hatch).

There won't be a lot of meat but if they are butchered early they should still be tender. Not to mention they'll make great stock.

Yeppers!
I slaughter all my extra cockerels by 14-16 weeks.
Tender enough for the grill, then bones to go stock.

 

[BallsEleven]

So hybrids?
Noise, fighting, and over mating of the girls are good reasons to get rid of all,
but maybe one(if you want to hatch).

Yeppers!
I slaughter all my extra cockerels by 14-16 weeks.
Tender enough for the grill, then bones to go stock.

Do you separate them from the others until that time and just let them stay one big flock?

 

[aart]

Do you separate them from the others until that time and just let them stay one big flock?

I keep them all together until the night before,
I have a pretty big set up but only one so can't really separate.

 

[BallsEleven]

Well, just got a call from the wife saying one of them started crowing loudly for the first time while the kids were playing out back.

I guess it is time to start making a roux haha