Rooster crowing.

[GrantKazSpaz]

So I live i a Suburban neighborhood with 9 chickens. One of them was a rooster, we ordered all hens but there was an accidental rooster. Anyways, lately he’s been crowing a lot in the morning. It is pretty loud and I’m worried about our neighbor’s hearing it. Just how loud do the rooster’s get? He is 16 weeks old and he is only crowing in the morning. I’ve only heard him crow during the day once. Is there anything I could put up around the open parts of the coop to keep him from making too much noise so he doesn’t bother the neighbors? Would towels work? And should he be crowing during the day at this age, or did I just get a lucky rooster? He did his first mating dance today. Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[True Patriot]

One of my cockerels started crowing at about 7 weeks. Though I don't have the neighbors issue since I live around some farms, almost everyone here has their feathered alarm in the morning. Covering the coop with anything will drastically change the ventilation. If no one complains and you don't have local ordinance prohibiting it shouldn't be a problem. If it's disturbing you or anyone else, you may want to look into the no crow collars. I can't speak on their effectiveness. There's an article about a sound proof box a member has built, as I recall it's quite a challenge to build. I can't seem to find it at the moment. I'll post link if I come across it again.

 

[GrantKazSpaz]

Ok. What are no crow collars? Would they hurt th rooster?

 

[True Patriot]

They're harmless to the rooster. They prevent the air sacks they use to crow from fully inflating. By reducing the air they help reduce the volume and length of the crow.

 

[New2Chicks97]

My daughter's little bantam silkie cockerel crows in the morning, sporadically throughout the day and sometimes at night. He likes to remind everyone he is a boy......or at least that is what my husband says.

 

[True Patriot]

Here's a thread that has some info
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/no-crow-rooster-collar.906916/

 

[GrantKazSpaz]

He’s the only rooster in the flock. At this age would he crow during the day?

 

[True Patriot]

They crow pretty much whenever they feel the need. Either to communicate with the flock, to establish their territory, or some it seems just love to hear themselves. They're not really restricted to a time schedule, so he will crow during the day. Sometimes in the middle of the night.

 

[HeyHo]

I had the same problem! My lovely 4.5 month old cockerel crowed persistently in the mornings (from 6:45 to about 8:00 a.m.) and then sporadically throughout the day. The more he crowed, the better get got and then the more he did it. We tried the no-crow collar and gradually tightened it over several weeks -- it made no difference because he was determined! The crowing was bothering my neighborhood and I didn't want to encourage the town to ban all roosters -- so I re-homed him. It was hard, but you could see him relax the moment I took off the collar to hand him over to his new family.

 

[bobbi-j]

Before you get a device that will restrict his airway, are you allowed roosters where you live? If so, then don't put the thing on him. If it's not monitored closely, it could strangle him. If you're not allowed roosters, I'd suggest finding him a new home ASAP so you don't jeopardize losing your whole flock. Depending on the breed, that rooster's crow could potentially be heard for blocks. Do you really want to draw that much attention to your flock?