Rooster help

[bobbi-j]

Roosters crow, mate and can sometimes be obnoxious. Some people have used no-crow collars with success, some have killed their roosters by trying to use them. Personally, if I can't let my rooster crow, I wouldn't have one. If your cockerel is in with the hens, he'll try to mate them. At a younger age, they're not necessarily polite about it. One thing to consider - if you live where roosters are not allowed, and try to keep this guy anyway, you could jeopardize the privilege of having chickens altogether. If people keep "bending" the local laws by keeping birds that aren't allowed, those laws allowing them could be revoked entirely.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Greetings ChickenGirl555,

He or she is adorable!

Those little eyes looking at you so trustingly.

All birds sing and make vocalizations...this is how they communicate. Would you lock a Canary in the closet if it was upsetting to your neighbor. There are also reports of roosters dying the day after wearing a no crow collar. Believe me, that would be something you'd never forget.

Just be fair and compassionate to your chicken, if city ordinances do not allow you to have a rooster, re-home him. You can train him to not chase or peck. If you don't want baby chicks, just collect the eggs each day. But, to expect him not to crow...that is just not reasonable.

Having a rooster comes with extra tasks for you. A rooster needs to have it's spurs trimmed and buffed, their leg scales need cleaning and sometimes they need medical aid and worming just like the hens. There are many things for you to consider here.

Any how - that he may be a she. Then, this conversation will all be for nothing!

God Bless and peace to you.

 

[ThatCrazyChickenGirl]

Also, if you really want to know the sex, you can pluck a few feathers and send them in for DNA testing.

Company I've used before is "Avian Biotech"