My house is 1 acre. Can my neighbr hear my rooster?

[Thymewarrior]

I bought 6 chickens at Tractor Supplies. I think they said it's all female, but somehow I got 2 roosters and 4 hens.

I'm actually happy with the combination. The roosters try to protect the hens and they get along well.

We live in a single family house and it's 1 acre. We have only one neighbor and the chicken is located the furthest in my backyard from the neighbor's house. My neighbor's house is also about 1 acre and their house is located in the center of this acre.

I keep the chicken house door closed and release them at 6am, so the roosters usually crow in the house, but I can still hear them cloud and clear enough to wake me up! (and I love it!) My bedroom is the closest to their house, though.

Do you think my neighbor can hear them and can be bothered? or Do you think it's not so bad so they wouldn't care?

I did not hear any complaints but I don't want to feel guilty every morning if it's not the case. And, I also don't want to bring this up to my neighbor until they mention. Can anyone share your experiences if you're in a smiliar situation?

Thanks!

My chickens are in the middle of 3 acres and the people who live down the street from me heard my girls egg song. They are across the road and three, one acre lots away. So if they can hear egg song that far away they could sure hear a rooster. If I had one.

 

[clucky mom]

I bought 6 chickens at Tractor Supplies. I think they said it's all female, but somehow I got 2 roosters and 4 hens.

I'm actually happy with the combination. The roosters try to protect the hens and they get along well.

We live in a single family house and it's 1 acre. We have only one neighbor and the chicken is located the furthest in my backyard from the neighbor's house. My neighbor's house is also about 1 acre and their house is located in the center of this acre.

I keep the chicken house door closed and release them at 6am, so the roosters usually crow in the house, but I can still hear them cloud and clear enough to wake me up! (and I love it!) My bedroom is the closest to their house, though.

Do you think my neighbor can hear them and can be bothered? or Do you think it's not so bad so they wouldn't care?

I did not hear any complaints but I don't want to feel guilty every morning if it's not the case. And, I also don't want to bring this up to my neighbor until they mention. Can anyone share your experiences if you're in a smiliar situation?

Thanks!

By the time you figure out they’re roosters (crowing), you’ve already grown attached to them. I give my neighbors free eggs. Haven’t had a single complaint.

 

[Annie6oh]

I bought 6 chickens at Tractor Supplies. I think they said it's all female, but somehow I got 2 roosters and 4 hens.

I'm actually happy with the combination. The roosters try to protect the hens and they get along well.

We live in a single family house and it's 1 acre. We have only one neighbor and the chicken is located the furthest in my backyard from the neighbor's house. My neighbor's house is also about 1 acre and their house is located in the center of this acre.

I keep the chicken house door closed and release them at 6am, so the roosters usually crow in the house, but I can still hear them cloud and clear enough to wake me up! (and I love it!) My bedroom is the closest to their house, though.

Do you think my neighbor can hear them and can be bothered? or Do you think it's not so bad so they wouldn't care?

I did not hear any complaints but I don't want to feel guilty every morning if it's not the case. And, I also don't want to bring this up to my neighbor until they mention. Can anyone share your experiences if you're in a smiliar situation?

Thanks!

Your neighbours will definitely hear the roosters. We have 2 acres and of 4 chicks, four turned out to be roosters. First, in our area (country patch in the city) no one is permitted to have roosters. Second when we discovered they were roosters - (they started to crow) we quickly informed the neighbours they would be gone within two days). We found a farm in the country willing to take my beauties , as I was unwilling to end their lives) So all is good, though the chicken left behind with my brood, is missing her brothers. Besides, we did not want to take the chance that other eggs would be fertilized and going through the search for homes a second time.

 

[Preppersaurus]

We have 4 roosters. You can definitely hear them from 1/2 mile away.

 

[NameIwish]

I bought 6 chickens at Tractor Supplies. I think they said it's all female, but somehow I got 2 roosters and 4 hens.

I'm actually happy with the combination. The roosters try to protect the hens and they get along well.

We live in a single family house and it's 1 acre. We have only one neighbor and the chicken is located the furthest in my backyard from the neighbor's house. My neighbor's house is also about 1 acre and their house is located in the center of this acre.

I keep the chicken house door closed and release them at 6am, so the roosters usually crow in the house, but I can still hear them cloud and clear enough to wake me up! (and I love it!) My bedroom is the closest to their house, though.

Do you think my neighbor can hear them and can be bothered? or Do you think it's not so bad so they wouldn't care?

I did not hear any complaints but I don't want to feel guilty every morning if it's not the case. And, I also don't want to bring this up to my neighbor until they mention. Can anyone share your experiences if you're in a similar situation?

Thanks!

Would it not make more sense to go over and ask that neighbor?

I you are within CITY LIMITS, you need to ask the CITY about the rules. If outside City Limits, check with your county or parish.

We were surprised to be fined 25/hen when the neighbor a quarter mile from us complained that our birds "were eating all the expensive bird feed" she put out to attract wild birds. Apparently my hens can't read her sign!

 

[FoghornTim]

Agree with earlier comment, ratio rooster(s) to hens not good. As for TSC, most cases with them, the chicks are Straight Run. Meaning they did not sex the chicks and you get what you get. I am in Ohio, we have Rural Kings and they are sexed and females.

As for the crowing, our county has a ordinance you must have 3 acres or more to have a rooster. I have one acre, so could not, I suppose I could try and see if the neighbors complain. But, I dont want to feed a non-egg producing chicken. ha

 

[Etiene]

For the past 30 years a rooster has been crowing I kept the tradition until my rooster attacked me. So he’s gone and I’m asked frequently by neighbors why he stopped crowing they liked the crowing! My town says NO ROOSTERS. Oh well

 

[Rick589]

Seems odd to me that authorities have limitations/restrictions on roosters because of the noise BUT not about dogs.

 

[Hondo7]

Yes they can hear them. When I had a rooster I could hear him from at least a half mile away

Absolutely correct. Under the right conditions, a rooster's crow could be heard up to 2 miles away. In a typical suburban neighborhood the range is more like ½–1 mile due to background noise and obstructions. In congested urban or noisy areas the distance could be as little as a few hundred yards.

If your neighborhood is comprised of houses on 1 acre lots, taking into consideration things like distance attenuation, house insulation, and background environmental noise, a good guesstimate is that around 2 dozen of your neighbors will be able to hear the roosters. The good news is that it probably will not be loud enough to wake most of them up.

Also agreeing with the other comments about the hen : rooster ratio. Normally you want 1 rooster for every 8-10 hens. More than that leads to the hens getting way too much "attention," with bare backs from feathers being pulled.

 

[Knobby]

By the time you figure out they’re roosters (crowing), you’ve already grown attached to them. I give my neighbors free eggs. Haven’t had a single complaint.

I think my neighbors are afraid to complain since they'll normally hear about 30 Harleys riding down my driveway at one time when I host some meetings at the house. Hehe