My rooster learned a bad crowing habit from another rooster, will he stop if I get rid of the other bird?

[TurkeyTheQuail]

I have a really annoying bird that crows every 30 seconds every hour of the day. I couldn't bring myself to process him since he's a beautiful, healthy bird so I put him for sale. Then another younger quail picked up on the habit. Since it just started, if I get rid of the other bird will he go back to normally crowing? He's the only white quail I have and I don't want to have to get rid of him.

 

[the3quail]

Maybe just seperate them or keep one inside?
If you don't want any of those, if you have neighbors, make sure they know about your roos. Mine would complain

 

[Tonyroo]

I didn't know Quails crowed. That's new for me.

 

[TurkeyTheQuail]

Maybe just seperate them or keep one inside?
If you don't want any of those, if you have neighbors, make sure they know about your roos. Mine would complain

I couldn't keep one inside because the one who picked up the habit is with a female, and if I were to bring in the older bird I would drive my family crazy with the non-stop screaming. I also forgot to mention he harasses anything that breathes which is making it difficult for someone to buy him, even for a cheap price.

 

[TurkeyTheQuail]

I didn't know Quails crowed. That's new for me.

They crow but its normally not an issue, since it usually just sounds like a bird up in the trees.

 

[the3quail]

I couldn't keep one inside because the one who picked up the habit is with a female, and if I were to bring in the older bird I would drive my family crazy with the non-stop screaming. I also forgot to mention he harasses anything that breathes which is making it difficult for someone to buy him, even for a cheap price.

He's a quail? If so, where are you located? I might be able to take him off your hands?

 

[Nabiki]

Once they start crowing, they crow. Getting rid of the other rooster might make him crow less because happy roosters don't crow much, but there's no guarantee.

Unfortunately extra roosters often become food.

 

[the3quail]

Once they start crowing, they crow. Getting rid of the other rooster might make him crow less because happy roosters don't crow much, but there's no guarantee.

Unfortunately extra roosters often become food.

Agree. We had 2 roosters,and had to kill them both, because they were VERY VERY rude to our hens. They weren't good for our flock so

 

[FloorCandy]

I had a constant crower I had to process. He crowed day in and day out. He was my only red male, and he was churning out sex links for me. But he had to go. None of my other Roos of any age picked up the habit. 2 weeks ago I culled a six week old who was doing it from his first crow. I think they’re born to crow or not crow.

That being said, remember that’s with ideal conditions. A roo with less than 3-5 females will often constantly crow because he’s looking for more ladies. A roo with too little space will crow. If there are a lot of predators the males often crow a lot. I’ve found that lining the pen with cinder blocks around the outside keeps predators out, and also keeps the birds from seeing all the mundane movements in the yard as constant threats and crowing.

How many ladies does your roo have? How much space do you keep them in? Are there lots of hiding places, and how many birds per square feet?

 

[NatJ]

I had a constant crower I had to process. He crowed day in and day out. He was my only red male, and he was churning out sex links for me. But he had to go. None of my other Roos of any age picked up the habit. 2 weeks ago I culled a six week old who was doing it from his first crow. I think they’re born to crow or not crow.

That being said, remember that’s with ideal conditions. A roo with less than 3-5 females will often constantly crow because he’s looking for more ladies. A roo with too little space will crow. If there are a lot of predators the males often crow a lot. I’ve found that lining the pen with cinder blocks around the outside keeps predators out, and also keeps the birds from seeing all the mundane movements in the yard as constant threats and crowing.

How many ladies does your roo have? How much space do you keep them in? Are there lots of hiding places, and how many birds per square feet?

This thread is about quail, but your experience sounds like it's with chickens