The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[hennible]

Luckily for me, crowing is not an issue. Sadly common sense is not so common. If I did have to stop the crowing I would try a crow collar using common sense and close monitoring....

 

[ronott1]

I can't help but wonder if the people who tried the collars and killed their roosters didn't use a little common sense. From what I understand, the instructions clearly state to put the collar on loosely to begin. I would guess that means so he can barely tell its there. Tighten it by millimeters. Don't make it so he cannot breathe.

It was more likely from making your own collars--improperly. To make one, you need a sewing machine that can tackle large stitching. Gluing them together does not work and they fall apart.

I have been using them on 4 roosters for a year and there have been not deaths.

 

[hennible]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/792990/our-diy-rooster-night-box#post_11422651
Here's another option for quieting the roos...

 

[ronott1]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/792990/our-diy-rooster-night-box#post_11422651
Here's another option for quieting the roos...

That works for morning crowing. City owners that cannot have roosters can still get in trouble during the day time from crowing.

 

[hennible]

Understandable, it could be irritating for some people.

 

[islandgirl82]

I will never understand how a daytime rooster crow is any worse than traffic, dogs barking, cats who yowl or the loud and obnoxious noises we humans can make.

 

[Leahs Mom]

It was more likely from making your own collars--improperly. To make one, you need a sewing machine that can tackle large stitching. Gluing them together does not work and they fall apart.

I have been using them on 4 roosters for a year and there have been not deaths.

I'm glad to hear that we have someone that has experience with these things. Last time we talked about them all the feedback was negative.

Did you have a specific kind you could link?

 

[hennible]

I will never understand how a daytime rooster crow is any worse than traffic, dogs barking, cats who yowl or the loud and obnoxious noises we humans can make.

People like to complain....

 

[islandgirl82]

People like to complain....

Yeah...I read about neighbor complaints on here a lot and I'm extremely grateful to live in a neighborhood (and have a general state mentality) to "live and let live" and I'm blessed with neighbors who love the rooster crow and claim they can sleep through anything. I do share eggs with them all when I have an abundance though...so that probably helps.

 

[ronott1]

I will never understand how a daytime rooster crow is any worse than traffic, dogs barking, cats who yowl or the loud and obnoxious noises we humans can make.

We cannot post about it but the anti rooster laws are not about noise. There is a fighting sport that chickens are involved in. The laws are about that "sport" and not noise.

Berkeley California allows roosters but they need be quiet enough to be below the noise ordinances. More places should be like that.