We went to the hardware store bought 2 inch industrail Velcro . Worked great ! We only had 1 day he was able to wake us up . We re agusted it and he's great ! Happy , healthy , mating, eating, keeping his girls in line ect .. He's a great man still ! I'm glad we did it!
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Making sure it's industrial and 4 inches is the most important from what I have read.I can order it on Amazon shipped free for $10 for 4 ft of this. Does this compare to what you paid at your hardware store?
[/quoteWe paid 15$ for 6 inch and cut it down . We were desperate had to get it done ASAP ! Still is working wonders! He's doing everything he is suppose to and is happy . Even like to be held. So I don't feal bad I'm happy he can remain with us. Let me know how it goes. We had to re-adjust a few times.
Ours is 2 inches wide 5 inches long. He's a big boy. He could still crow through shorter Velcro . Sorry, I got confused myself.
I posted a youtube video of my self-made rooster collar here: http://backyardboogi.com/news.html
I'm using a 2" wide velcro stip and it works. You can see the rooster's muffled crow in the video. He is used to the collar and it doesn't prevent him from doing all his other duties
My tips would be: Make sure it is at least 2" wide as it gives the collar the structural strength while keeping sure that the animal is not strangled. Narrow bands may collapse the air duct, which makes for a very unhappy rooster. Use industrial strength velcro as it stays snug and won't expand over time. Start loose and tighten it as he gets used to it. You can literally adjust the volume on the crowing as you tighten. Again, by using a wide band I found it to be very safe to tighten (no struggling for air - which I witnessed at first when i used a narrower rubber band).
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