New Rooster crow dampening, noise reducing device

[Our6peeps]

Hey all, I am a passionate backyard chicken farmer, and over the last couple years I designed and perfected a simple “device” that dramatically dampens a rooster’s crow to a level that is much quieter than a squawking hen. It is easy to apply. It does not choke the rooster in any way, unlike traditional collars. It doesn’t interfere with their movement, ability to mate, etc. In other words, it humanely and consistently SOLVES the rooster crowing dilemma for urban and suburban chicken owners everywhere.

I created it in order to be able to keep my own roosters that I hatched from eggs when we got attached to them. I have had the “device” on them on for over a year, and my neighbor’s never even knew they were free ranging out back just 15 yards away.

I won’t go into the details, but my solution was not very intuitive and took a ton of trial and error.

What kind of demand do you all think there would be for this sort of product? How would I go about convincing people it is actually humane and saves the lives of roosters (and the heartbreak of chicken owners who have to give them up)? I know there is always a lot of controversy about traditional collars, and I made sure that my design was as comfortable as possible. And it will NOT choke your rooster

-Aaron Heerboth

This would be a life saver (literally). We had to rehome our roo 3 years ago. We still visit him every week. Now we have a 10 week old who is beginning to crow. He has been with us since he hatched and parting with him will be heart wrenching. Not sure how much longer we can hide him from the neighbors. Would love to see this as the solution.
Thank you for the work you are doing in the ED and the backyard.

 

[colleeflowers]

If it's more humane than a collar I'm in. My cross beak roo wears a collar and comes in with me at night. Otherwise he's be in someone's pot. I'd pay any price if it allowed me to take off his collar and still keep him.

 

[DogAndCat36]

How does this collar differ from normal collars? The whole point of a collar to stop crowing is that it restricts how much air can be expelled at once, hence the sound becomes quieter. That device has been proved to be cruel, so how exactly is this one different? The whole crow quieting collar idea is cruel, and I can’t think of a design that would make it less so.

Me to. He said that it makes the rooster have weak clucks. What about whines, bawking, loud clucks, tibiting, and growls to warn of problems. That picture didn't seem angled right.

I recommend that if anyone is to put one of these on their rooster's neck. Watch them all day, never leave their sight. If they gasp, tear it off.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Me to. He said that it makes the rooster have weak clucks. What about whines, bawking, loud clucks, tibiting, and growls to warn of problems. That picture didn't seem angled right.

I recommend that if anyone is to put one of these on their rooster's neck. Watch them all day, never leave their sight. If they gasp, tear it off.

I just say if you can’t have a crowing rooster you can’t have a rooster. You can’t humanely stop them from crowing in this day and age.

 

[Birdpants]

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Intentionally you can’t see the device here but you can see the proud rooster with his flock. My yard is a total mess in this pic, but you can see the grey house is our neighbor and they are quite close. I live in Southern California so houses are quite close together. Yet the roosters are never a problem

Wow. If that yard is a total mess, I'm in trouble.

 

[DogAndCat36]

I just say if you can’t have a crowing rooster you can’t have a rooster. You can’t humanely stop them from crowing in this day and age.

Agreed. As sad as it is. Don't own a tiger if you don't want to get bitten. Don't own a rooster if you don't want to hear noise.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Agreed. As sad as it is. Don't own a tiger if you don't want to get bitten. Don't own a rooster if you don't want to hear noise.

Yeah. If you can’t have an animal, don’t make it suffer for you. We aren’t all mighty beings, we shouldn’t make animals suffer because we want to. That’s the same reason why I am against pugs and factory laying hens.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Yeah. If you can’t have an animal, don’t make it suffer for you. We aren’t all mighty beings, we shouldn’t make animals suffer because we want to. That’s the same reason why I am against pugs and factory laying hens.

Oh. Also like bunnies, parrots, and fish. They are usally placed in places that they don't belong or don't have proper stuf to keep them happy. Their just props. But anyway. I might be getting a bit off topic...

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

Oh. Also like bunnies, parrots, and fish. They are usally placed in places that they don't belong or don't have proper stuf to keep them happy. Their just props. But anyway. I might be getting a bit off topic...

Yeah. Back to OP’s device, that people are saying they want without even fully knowing what it is. It’s probably like a surgery that removes the crow box or something for all we know.

 

[BeckyOB]

Some of these replies are happening fast, but once the time comes, any collar from me would be free in exchange for sending me a video of your rooster using it and/or providing some feedback. Ease of application, apparent comfort, efficacy, etc. It is super easy for me to apply solo but ya never know. Similarly, different roosters may respond differently, but it does seem universally effective if the sizing is correct and my roosters don’t even seem to notice it after the first hour or two

I would definitely be interested! Do you make bantam size?? If so, I'd need that! I have 3 roosters currently... They're all bantams. But 1 never crows, he's the lowest on the rooster totum pole I guess. How can we stay in touch so I know when you're ready to sell these or have them trialed?