Official BYC Poll: Do You Keep a Rooster?

[cleoandtheflock]

No, no, no, no, no.. dux are evil!

No! Well... They did injure my hen. BUT they are not evil.

 

[AgnesGray]

Love my boys! The jerks are delicious and the ones that are sweet with the hens and us are my babies! Win/win! Also love seeing them in the yard and knowing they're looking out for the flock.

 

[BantyChooks]

I personally love having roosters around. Right now, I have about a dozen of them, mainly bantams; they won't all be kept through the winter.

 

[TLCMidMichigan]

With 15 hens, I have kept 2 roos. Specifically for the breed, Bielefelder. That way if I want to incubate some more chicks next year, I can (hopefully).

 

[ShrekDawg]

With 15 hens, I have kept 2 roos. Specifically for the breed, Bielefelder. That way if I want to incubate some more chicks next year, I can (hopefully).

That was what I wanted to do with my bantam Cochins since I ended up with a perfect quintet of 4 girls and 1 boy but HES SO DANG LOUD!! I’m not sure he’ll be around long enough but then there’s also the fact that I don’t have any more room (nor desire) to hatch anything else right now so maybe it’s a good thing. I would like a few more quail but they lay plenty lol

 

[duluthralphie]

I'm sorry Ralphie, as the thread starter, I declare you in violation of the rules... dux are a protected species here, whereas Ralphies are not.

What about RalphieDux?

 

[Tonyroo]

Has anyone ever considered insulating there coop with a sound absorbing material to diffuse the roosters crowing? I did and I barely hear them. Cause they were waking me a bit to early than I wanted to get up. Just wondering

 

[ShrekDawg]

Has anyone ever considered insulating there coop with a sound absorbing material to diffuse the roosters crowing? I did and I barely hear them. Cause they were waking me a bit to early than I wanted to get up. Just wondering

I was considering doing this myself recently but I’m not sure how I’d do it without removing the ventilation? Cause I leave the eaves open on my coops ? And have windows? So not sure it would work? Current one I also have vents but new one I don’t.

 

[Tonyroo]

I didn't cover my vents, window, and door those are always open. I attached the material top half of the wall and ceiling.

Edited: I used my old queen box spring's material, it had a carpet pad attached to it and I repurposed it to the coop.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I didn't cover my vents, window, and door those are always open. I attached the material top half of the wall and ceiling.

Edited: I used my old queen box spring's material, it had a carpet pad attached to it and I repurposed it to the coop.

Thank you!! That’s very interesting!!! So it works to reduce the sound or?