Keeping a rooster vs. being a nice neighbor

[Davian]

They should be grateful that you have gone to the trouble of buying them an organic, environmentally friendly alarm clock. If they aren't, they simply hate mother earth and you shouldn't care about their opinion anyway.

 

[NorthestGeorgia14]

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He something keep your rooster in a coop then around 9:00 let him out .

 

[Pele]

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I couldn't agree more, bless you for stating it so clearly. All of the people advising others to do hateful or things to provoke the neighbors in question don't have to live with the consequences. The world goes 'round because of compromise and compassion, there is almost always a happy medium if you bother to look for it. And the safety of your animals and property is worth the extra effort.

 

[LizaBlue]

My roo does seem to crow before daylight as well. As for keeping him in a smaller, noise dampening box in the coop during noise ordinance hours, it doesn't seem inordinately cruel to me. Once my chickens find their place on the roost in the evening, they don't seem intent on moving until daddy roo gives them the all clear. I've gone up many a morning to let them out, after the sun is up, and they just sat there like bumps on a log waiting for Roofus to give them the signal. A decent size dog crate could possibly be found at a yard sale or thrift store at a reasonable price. My only concern is that in an effort to block light and sound that you don't cut off air circulation! I believe the ordinance hours are 6am-10pm, but keeping him in til 7 would be kinder.

I really wonder if the decibel level of a rooster crow is louder than a honking horn, revving engine, 4 wheeler w/ sound system, farm equipment, cow, dog bark, garbage truck, school bus, mama yelling for her kid, kid yelling in general, and all the other noises we hear in our neighborhood? Personally, I think it's just a noise some people aren't used to and therefore stands out more.

A good neighbor is hard to make, a bad neighbor is hard to break. Good luck with yours

 

[Capvin]

By the way, if there was a noise ordinance the times would more likely be from about 11PM all through the nigh until about 7AM. I would think that noise after 7 in the morning and before 11 at night would be ok. Also, one of my neighbors who lives about 1/2 mile away has several roosters that crow in the morning and I just love the sound. I make it a point to sit outside with my coffee in the early morning so I can hear them better. It is really one of my favorite sounds.

 

[violetsky]

I think it's possible to breed quieter chickens. I have a white
ameraucana that so far has only attempted to crow twice,
both times it was a soft gurgle. There are some animals that
are way noiser than others. I would get rid of your rooster if
he is one of the crazy crowers that would wake the dead he is so
loud and if he keeps crowing every couple minutes all day long. If your rooster
crows a few times a day and you're in the country that's just
country living. I think a good measure for annoying sounds like
barking dogs or roosters, would be to how long they go on and how loud. If
the most distinctive sound at any given moment inside or out is your rooster crowing
that is too much. For example in any suburban neighborhood you will hear
dogs barking, blue jays cawing, music playing but only briefly. Endless noise
that dominates the environment is inconsiderate. My neighbors shoot guns off,
have lowing cows, peacocks call out, roosters crow but it not all day/night long so
its ok. I had a neighbor once with a black lab that never shut up and practically
drove me insane. That dog had a very loud monotonous bark and would go
hours and hours without a break. Luckily a grumpier neighbor gave them trouble
and they finally stopped leaving the dog in a small kennel for 12 hour stretches. I
don't think it has to do with country or city living.

 

[BlueCamas]

We live just outside the city limits, and we have a roo, granted he is a bantam, but he is still a roo. We just brought him and his two ladies home a couple nights ago and this morning he crowed at
7:15 am which is no biggy (or it shouldn't be

) We have neighbors across the street who have some hens, so we aren't worried about them. We do have a very picky woman who lives across the street who we were worried about at first, but Zebb ( Our roo) is'nt very loud so she most likely won't complain. In the house opposite the coop we have a husband and wife. The husband has told me that his wife will complain if we do get a roo. They haven't yet!Our neighbors on the lot that is near the coop have outside dogs that bark for 30 minutes straight at 10 pm, we don't count them as possible complainees. We don't complain, they don't complain.

We are not exactly in a rural area, but the law says that we can have a rooster so that what we're going to do

We may give a few free eggs once we get some more hens just for an extra edge

Good luck with your neighbors, if you are in a rural area I would say keep your roo's! When people move to the country they should expect a few extra alarm clocks

 

[AZBootsie]

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I think this is a great suggestion.

 

[BooBear]

Chicken fact: A rooster's crow is at the same decimal level as a dog's bark.

Most people are used to the barking dog as just about everyone has had one sometime in their life or lived by others who have dogs.
However, the constant barking dog is a nuisance to be around the same as a rooster who constantly crows. What gets most is that even though they are used to a dog's bark they are not used to a rooster's crow so it stands out to them more even though they are at the same decimal range.

I agree that the noise complaint can be used against you if there are noise laws in your area.
A barking dog in the early morning is very annoying to someone who is still trying to sleep and if they are not used to a rooster's crowing it can be just as annoying.

Try a peacable solution first as suggested by working out a compromise with your neighbor (offering eggs is good), considering the location of the coop, the possible sound proofing without affecting needed ventilation in the coop, or possibly crating him inside the garage or a room in the house such as utility room then putting him back in the coop n run during the day. The garage or house would be more sound proof for the neighbor versus the coop.

 

[Oregon Blues]

My opinion:

Your right to do as you wish with your property ends at your property line. That doesn't leave you with the right to annoy your neighbors by invading their property. Not with your noise, not with your smells, not with your garbage.

There is something extremely annoying about a rooster's crowing. It is one of those noises that just sets some people's teeth on edge. You know that the rooster is really loud if you've gotten complaints from way down the street.

The rooster might be the same noise level as a barking dog, but it is very rude to allow your dog to bark and bark and bark.

If you want to keep the rooster, I suggest that you pen him up in total darkness until a reasonable hour of the morning. Some sort of confinement that muffles sound would be best. That's a decent compromise. If he crows during the day, he won't be waking anybody up. Let the neighbors sleep until a reasonable hour.