Silencing a rooster

[Es_In_Miami]

Ahhh...Ok..that makes sense. Thank you for telling me.

Great explanation. Not cruel at all. If anything it lessens their rooster duties.

 

[Es_In_Miami]

I just read through this whole thread. I had a similar dilemma. I am "between" houses, waiting for the loan on my new house (in a rooster friendly area) to close. Roosters were allowed at my last house. Here, not so much. All was fine until a neighbor complained that I had 6 or 7 roosters. Lol! I've got one bantam cockerel.

Talked to the county folks, and found out we can keep him IF we bring him inside. Well, we now have a house cockerel. He crows ALL the DAMN time! Haha! But he has his own bedroom, so it not so bad. And he sleeps in now because he goes to bed when we do. He wakes up around 9:00 am now.

He misses his hens, I'm sure, but he gets to run around the house in his diaper. And he goes for walks on the weekends.

We were worried about the neighbors hearing him with windows and doors open. The county says it doesn't matter. The cockerel can be as loud as he wants indoors. Neighbors can't do anything as long as he is inside the house.

My son thought we ought to go in the backyard and imitate the crowing at the top of our lungs just to be petty. I'm just not that mean, but it would be funny!

Tl, dr: There are options for roosters, but rehoming was a great decision!

I love this, rooster diaper and all. Enjoy your new home

 

[Es_In_Miami]

I can see that having multiple roosters could change the behavior of the rooster, or of the person.

Maybe the roosters are less likely to attack people, if they have other roosters to fight* with.

Maybe people are more likely to butcher a mean rooster, if they also have a nice one at the same time.

*When I say "fight," I mean ruffle up feathers and bluff and maybe jump at each other a bit, but not draw blood or cause injury. Is there a proper word for this behavior?

It's all hormonal, just like in humans

 

[Es_In_Miami]

This has not been my experience.

It hasn't been mine either. Temperament is more important than number of rooster.

My rooster count jumped to 2 confirmed, still have one questionable. Lucifer, is awesome. He will rule the roost and show off his feathers. Wilbur is a jerk and will be aggressive. Raven, if a roo (probably a roo), will be of mild temperament and a bit skiddish.

Time will tell.

 

[Es_In_Miami]

For what it's worth, not advice, nor helpful, but i commend you in trying so hard to TRY and keep him....yes, they crow.....Funny, my husband and i just took on a rooster and a hen 2 weeks ago. New to this....the rooster was being evicted as a neighbor didn't like the noise....here we are on horse property, dirt roads, chickens, goats, everything around here. So we took him in with his bride. Only the neighbor wasn't too happy as he just moved a house over.....but i don't think she can hear him anymore. I can't.....so i appreciate hearing someone that is taking this so seriously. We just got another hen on Wednesday, so learning along the way. Best of Luck! I'm not sure where you are, but there must be people around on farms or some group that can help you, if that is what you end up having to do. Take care!! I'm not even sure this is an issue anymore? as i just noticed the date was 4/14/20. Maybe a better question is what did you end up doing? I don't seem to be very good at figuring out what messages are new and which older.......

Thanks so much. This thread is actually about a week old so it is an active situation.

I'll update in a few days

 

[Es_In_Miami]

Ehh... it's all good. He's my little wingman now! And he'll be back with his girls soon!
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What a beauty

 

[alejamoreno]

I have a difficult decision to make. One of my four new chicks is a rooster. Hopefully the only one.

He is a pretty awesome bird. Tame, allows me to pick him up easily and likes my big hens. They all share our yard plus an 18 x 16 pen.

We live in the city where chickens are not welcomed. Either I find a way to keep him quiet or he has to go.

Going away is a problem. I haven't found any takers. A few places are dealing with predator problems and have lost several birds. Tried the collar but he freaks out something awful. Even had a friend who uses one check it out. Luci does not tolerate the collar.

Lucifer (previously Lucille) is not loud (yet) nor does he crow a lot. I've accustomed the chick flock to stay in their ample coop until at least 8:30am. I have to be quiet in the morning or he will call for me. There is food water treats and multiple levels for them to hop around. My big girls are in a different coop next to the the chick coop. They're very quiet until they see or hear me. Then they too call for me.

Now, I'm cognizant of the fact that Luci will get louder and more active as he matures.

Short of building them an actual house is there anything I can do? I don't want to mutilate his vocal chords but I don't want to endanger him either.

Help!

That happened to us, and Snow (the rooster) is the most friendly, and sweet chicken of the flock. We tried the collar (the collar was horrible!). We did not want to kill him or give him away; so, we decided to take him inside of the home as soon as he started crowing, we have been doing that for 2+ weeks; sometimes as soon as we put him back outside the signs again, so he goes back inside; more often than not, he stays inside until 1pm. I have been surprised because yesterday and today he has not sung, we hope it lasts.

 

[Es_In_Miami]

That happened to us, and Snow (the rooster) is the most friendly, and sweet chicken of the flock. We tried the collar (the collar was horrible!). We did not want to kill him or give him away; so, we decided to take him inside of the home as soon as he started crowing, we have been doing that for 2+ weeks; sometimes as soon as we put him back outside the signs again, so he goes back inside; more often than not, he stays inside until 1pm. I have been surprised because yesterday and today he has not sung, we hope it lasts.

That's so sweet. I hope he remains calm for you. When hormones kick in they get L O U D

What breed is your cockerel?

 

[alejamoreno]

That's so sweet. I hope he remains calm for you. When hormones kick in they get L O U D

What breed is your cockerel?

He is a white Silkie, he made the most cute noises when we pet him.

 

[Es_In_Miami]

He is a white Silkie, he made the most cute noises when we pet him.

They are sweet. Not super loud either (in terms of roosters). Enjoy him! Post some photos too : )


You saw the rooster diaper, right? LOL If it works...