Tell me about house chickens.

[clairabean]

I would also wonder how much the change in temperature would affect him.

And no way would I want a crowing roo in my house. If it is such an issue for your neighbourhood, I would have roo stew.

 

[Carrie Lynn]

My bantam had a really loud crow. He crowed well before dawn and on and off throughout the day.
I was really lucky to rehome him where he won't be eaten.

 

[naturegrrl]

Possible point of interest - there is a thread or two on this site regarding caponizing roosters... usually done on meat birds, I think, but it occurred to me that it could also be done to pet birds (indoor or outdoor). We regularly geld horses and neuter dogs and cats, so why not other animals? If you don't want him for fertilizing purposes, and the crow is the major concern, and you're ok with one bird that pulls its weight only by doing bug patrol and soil-tilling duty, caponizing might be something to consider. There are ethical issues of pain during the surgery and the morality of neutering a creature "just because"... but those are well covered on the capon threads.

 

[teach1rusl]

It's certainly doable of course, as many folks on BYC have house birds. The custodian at my last school had a pretty little bantam rooster who was inside and outside like a housecat or dog (he also came to school for visits fairly often...lol). If he ends up being a frequent crower, or super early crower, you may be in for a rude awakening though...lol. But maybe you'll get lucky; I know our guy doesn't crow much, although he does start at the butt crack of dawn. If you end up trying it, I would keep his nightime cage in the coolest part of the house...maybe a garage, basement, or bathroom??? Good luck! Oh...and since it's only for night time, I wouldn't worry about a buddy.