Peeps in Europe!

[abpatchy]

He or she would be a millionair! Who wouldn't love a quiet rooster?
I have a friend who breeds Sulmtaler in white and Faverolles. She has roosters in the runs around the house as well. Usually about two or so. Since she doesn't want to have issues with the neighbors she takes the roosters at night and sits them in a cage in a toolshed. It is closed up and the roosters can't be heard as loud. After they get used to it they actually accept it. They know they get to go back with their hens in the morning. Sometimes even going into the shed by themselves. I don't know if something like that is possible for you... but it might be an option until you have some chicks. And who knows... he might not be a crower in the first place.

 

[chickengr]

silkie roos are not very loud.

 

[Loving my girls]

Bonjour fromSW France
How’s the weather where you ?
28 here today and on a mission to keep out mosquitoes from my hen house area,
Hugz

 

[abpatchy]

Sending greetings to France!
Beautiful weather here. Sunshine and very warm for this time of year. They say it's 18°C outside but it sure feels a lot warmer.
Just got done butchering 2 roosters in the sun... maybe that's why I feel so hot.

 

[fluffycrow]

He or she would be a millionair! Who wouldn't love a quiet rooster?
I have a friend who breeds Sulmtaler in white and Faverolles. She has roosters in the runs around the house as well. Usually about two or so. Since she doesn't want to have issues with the neighbors she takes the roosters at night and sits them in a cage in a toolshed. It is closed up and the roosters can't be heard as loud. After they get used to it they actually accept it. They know they get to go back with their hens in the morning. Sometimes even going into the shed by themselves. I don't know if something like that is possible for you... but it might be an option until you have some chicks. And who knows... he might not be a crower in the first place.

I've thought about doing it with *some* of the boys. Right now I'm working with four boys. One is likely to get butchered. Ideally, no male would be crowing at 5 in the morning, but I'm not even trying to catch Kolovos. Big Red and Lady Gaga are way easier to catch, because I can simply pick them up

 

[fluffycrow]

silkie roos are not very loud.

My silkie mix cockerel was indeed very low-key. Serama are a whole different category. Lady Gaga crows almost constantly, but thank God his crows are high pitched, so they don't travel past my closest neighbour's house

 

[fluffycrow]

Bonjour fromSW France
How’s the weather where you ?
28 here today and on a mission to keep out mosquitoes from my hen house area,
Hugz

It's beautiful here too. 25°C here, and I'm enjoying the mid-late spring heat very much. So are the birds, I think

 

[Loving my girls]

I’ve never done the killing bit, done the cleaning with geese, pheasants, ducks and chickens but it’s the killing bit I have no experience in. The thought of it kinda scares me but I’m sure I could although hubby wouldn’t eat it if he saw it alive
Weather here is 28 today.
Im a very happy bunny as it’s the first time I’ve been out my wheelchair in a week I am an amputee and got sores . Got to pace myself so I will spend all day cleaning the hen house
Hugz

 

[fluffycrow]

I’ve never done the killing bit, done the cleaning with geese, pheasants, ducks and chickens but it’s the killing bit I have no experience in. The thought of it kinda scares me but I’m sure I could although hubby wouldn’t eat it if he saw it alive
Weather here is 28 today.
Im a very happy bunny as it’s the first time I’ve been out my wheelchair in a week I am an amputee and got sores . Got to pace myself so I will spend all day cleaning the hen house
Hugz

I've got to do Easter preparation cleaning too. I've yet to kill myself, I round the boys up and send them to an acquaintance who butchers them for me


Glad you're feeling good today. So far, seems like a gorgeous Saturday for all!

 

[BDutch]

Since she doesn't want to have issues with the neighbors she takes the roosters at night and sits them in a cage in a toolshed. It is closed up and the roosters can't be heard as loud. After they get used to it they actually accept it. They know they get to go back with their hens in the morning. Sometimes even going into the shed by themselves. I don't know if something like that is possible for you... but it might be an option until you have some chicks. And who knows... he might not be a crower in the first place.

I’ve been discussing a similar solution with my husband. Its a possibility to keep him in the large nestbox/mini coop overnight where he sleeps now with his mothers. I have a roost for that mini-coop. And I could add some sound isolation to the ceiling muffle the crow a bit.

If I pick him up from the roost as soon as he starts to roost with the adults he probably won’t know any better.

silkie roos are not very loud.

Not my piece of cake. Silkies are looking weird and I don’t want chickens that sleep and poop in a nestbox.

Im a very happy bunny as it’s the first time I’ve been out my wheelchair in a week

Glad you're feeling good today. So far, seems like a gorgeous Saturday for all!

ditto!
Hope we all can enjoy many more nice days with good outdoor weather this upcoming summer. The weather in NL is great too today.