I don't know if it has anything to do with it - or just coincidence - but I ended up raising my feeders up quite high and they seemed to toss less out. But I also haven't cleaned the coop since October to find any dropped crumbles
I need some help.
Background info: I have 4 roosters - one big boy (one year old?) I just integrated into the herd in December; 1 little turd who will be 1 in June; and 2 randy little teenagers who are starting to crow. They just started to crow ALL NIGHT. I think "they" is all 4. I have tried a few things (blocking ALL light; they have enough space/food/water/etc). The problem is we have paper thin walls and I am up all night and grumpy all day.
Questions: Are they doing this because they are full of piss and vinegar and coming of age? Is it hereditary? Will they not stop unless I separate them from the "girls"? Why is it all night and not during the day?? I browsed thru some of the rooster threads but I didn't really find anything that helped me...feel free to point me to a discussion if I missed something!! (Please - don't send me to the Rooster No Crow Collar one....)
I am getting closer everyday to a massacre - I'd really rather not cull until they are older and I can see what they'll bring to table (metaphorically for some; literally for others hah). What are your thoughts / experiences. Shower me with your wisdom
Same set up! But the bantam rooster I had was pretty dang sassy and just jumped up on the cinder block and elbowed his way in.
I kind of suspected this - my three "homies" (home hatched mutts) came from one rooster - who started this whole Lets-keep-the-human-up-all-night campaign. And they have been separated since August! And the young actually had NO contact with said rooster; so it couldn't have been a learned behavior. Thanks for your input!! All I want to do is have a good night sleep againI hsve found crowing is a hereditary thing. My roosters I have hatched sound and crow just as much as their parents. Maybe this is just my experience and others have had other experiences. But I do believe its hereditary. My only idea is to start over with roosters? Bring in new blood maybe? In the end it only matters what you want to do
Very pretty!They are all EasterEgger/Americana/Ameracauna or whatever
