Neighbor complaining about roosters crowing

[TooManyEggs]

Ah, if you just have one rooster and lots are around a third+ acre and there is no neighborhood association and you live in an unincorporated part of the county, most likely they can pound sand.

However, if they are complaining to you or the other neighbors with roos directly, offer them some eggs or some other occasional service. Best to at least try to get along with your neighbors.

Funny thing is, most of my neighbors like the chickens, even before I talked to them when they moved in. I have offered all eggs and all of them like the 'egg song' or have to be at work before dawn most of the year and basically are never bothered by crowing (I was really surprised myself to hear this).

We have all kinds of noise at night here. Loud motorcycles and diesel engines, weekend parties, coyotes, owls, raccoon fights (oh my god, these are demonic sounding), no one cares and accepts it as part of life out in BFE. During the day is power tools, crowing, gunfire, and who knows what else.

 

[SourRoses]

I just find it ODD that they claim roosters are crowing at night. Early morning yes..but at night? Anyone who has grabbed a chicken off it's roost at night KNOWS they're like someone whose taken sleeping pills. They're out of it..I'm just not seeing a rooster crowing at night unless it's in danger..

We once had a rooster that crowed at about 3am every night and then intermittently until let out in the morning.
He seemed confused as to what constitutes dawn. Same setup as quieter roosters. Suffice to say he was not a keeper.

A farmer nearby now has multiple roosters that all get started around midnight. I think there situation must involve some dangerous critters lurking or perhaps the farmer still working out there. But it's so distant sounding it doesn't bother us.
That's one nice thing about crowing, it really doesn't carry that far. Unlike human loudness.

 

[SourRoses]

they can get over it or under it!

This reminds me of a certain song...

 

[SarahsMicroFarm]

my Rooster Will Crow whenever he wants to & I'm tryin to get him to stop, but trying to train this Rooster is Like trying to train a Husky (I forget which kind of Husky mine is,), it's Seemingly Impossible, For myself so far Anyways, currently I am attempting THREE different methods I've Just learned from "Dr.Google".... it's been 24 hrs since started thes new "methods" .... & lol, SO Far So Good,.. it's ONLY Like a 20% difference so far...
BUT, I WILL TAKE IT !

 

[cynesthesia]

Ah, if you just have one rooster and lots are around a third+ acre and there is no neighborhood association and you live in an unincorporated part of the county, most likely they can pound sand.

However, if they are complaining to you or the other neighbors with roos directly, offer them some eggs or some other occasional service. Best to at least try to get along with your neighbors.

Funny thing is, most of my neighbors like the chickens, even before I talked to them when they moved in. I have offered all eggs and all of them like the 'egg song' or have to be at work before dawn most of the year and basically are never bothered by crowing (I was really surprised myself to hear this).

We have all kinds of noise at night here. Loud motorcycles and diesel engines, weekend parties, coyotes, owls, raccoon fights (oh my god, these are demonic sounding), no one cares and accepts it as part of life out in BFE. During the day is power tools, crowing, gunfire, and who knows what else.

I don't know if he eats eggs, as during a neighborhood shindig, the neighbor with 16 chickens told everyone he always has too many eggs and is trying to give them away. In the city, there can be muscle cars, loud techies, etc. As an update, he said we can keep one rooster, but we already only have one rooster crowing as of now. I am thinking of replacing the roo with one of his kids, if the kids turn out to be nicer to people. He has tried to spur me but his spurs aren't sharp at all even though he's already a bit over 1 year old. Although, the silkie is really good with the D'uccle hen hence the 7 kids...

 

[samanthaoverton]

I don't know if he eats eggs, as during a neighborhood shindig, the neighbor with 16 chickens told everyone he always has too many eggs and is trying to give them away. In the city, there can be muscle cars, loud techies, etc. As an update, he said we can keep one rooster, but we already only have one rooster crowing as of now. I am thinking of replacing the roo with one of his kids, if the kids turn out to be nicer to people. He has tried to spur me but his spurs aren't sharp at all even though he's already a bit over 1 year old. Although, the silkie is really good with the D'uccle hen hence the 7 kids...

I've heard silkie roosters can be really sweet..but for the life of me I can't remember..I had one when I was a kid but can't remember his temperament

 

[cynesthesia]

An update about the roosters:

The complaining neighbor said we get to keep one rooster each. He's actually a nice neighbor. The other day we wanted hello to each other.

I will have to figure out which rooster to keep as I think 2-3 of the silkie's children are males. One already started to crow at 2 months. Attached are pics of the chicks. The silkie roo is kinda mean and does sometimes try to spur me. He's already over 1 year old and his spurs are still not long and pointy. Although he is kinda dumb and usually runs away, lol. When I hold him, he stays still. He does warn for predators and tries to protect his hen.



Neighbor with three roosters didn't want as many chickens as he had anyway, so when his daughter finishes building her coop at her workplace, he'll send about half of the flock to there. He is planning to keep his original giant Cochin roo and giving away the two brother roosters (I think the Cochin's sons).

 

[ghouse20132019]

Mine crows at 6 am..hubby gets up at 5:45 on the weekday. Big rooster crows..then beta rooster crows..then my other rooster that's off to himself crows..lots of crowing..lol. however our room is in the finished basement so I don't hear...them

Cool story.

 

[ghouse20132019]

I checked the noise ordinance times. My silkie roo definitely does not crow during 10p - 8a. We just slept with our bedroom window open last night, too, to double check.

"(a)No person shall between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. make, cause, suffer or permit to be made any offensive noise (1) which is made within one hundred feet of any building or place regularly used for sleeping purposes, or (2) which disturbs, or would tend to disturb, any person within hearing distance of ..."

Is it possible that you might just not be hearing it crow, and even with your window open.

 

[cynesthesia]

2nd update:

Complaining neighbor wants me to get rid of my silkie roo by this weekend. I offered to put the silkie in a back shed or try a no crow collar (wish I didn't have to), and he said it doesn't matter of the crow is muffled or less frequent because it annoys him and he and his wife works from home. My partner and I also work from home and don't have a problem with crowing. One of our windows kind of facing the chicken run is always slightly open and we don't have a problem. I also asked another neighbor if he is bothered by the crowing and he said no, so it really is just one household (out of 4 total near each other) complaining. My rooster crowed more often (4-5 times a day) when he was in a kennel during flock integration and is now completely integrated and crows at most 3 times a day, so definitely NOT crowing all day long.

Complaining neighbor brought up zoning. Technically we are zoned single family residential, but we are also in an unincorporated area. Neighbor with rooster said animal control is underfunded anyway and likely won't do anything. There is also another household with a bantam rooster somewhere down the same road, along with many other households with roosters in the valley. If animal control actually does come, does it mean that everyone in the neighborhood as to get rid of roos?

He is one of the remote workers who moved to the country expecting quiet 24/7. I found one of his Nextdoor posts from last year complaining about someone playing music. I believe the music was played during the day, thus in compliance with noise ordinance. He really won't like when he finds out we're planning to have a kid.