Training cockerels not to crow - and to keep or not to keep this cockerel?

[mountainchickens]

We now have our sixth cockerel from a few batches of sexed females. The most recent of the other five was given away in May, but this one is just past two months old and just started to crow. We're on vacation now so we can't do much about it but keep our fingers crossed and hope our slightly less friendly neighbor doesn't complain
Anyways, I know that you can't always tell the rooster's personality based on his personality when he's young, but so far Rory is super sweet to humans. He already tries to mate our 11 month old girls, but they know their place is above him and shake him off pretty quickly. Otherwise he's totally friendly to them. He's lonely right now, because he doesn't have any others his age (he did about a month ago but not anymore.) But we will be getting some more his age in late August.
He's a Speckled Sussex, purebred, so I'd also love to know about your experiences with that breed's roos.
My main question is, would it be worth it to try and keep him? I've heard about other's experiences training roosters not to crow, i.e. getting up early and doing something to them when they're just about to crow - like spraying them, etc. I'd love to hear more from anyone who has done this. Should we try this, or should we just find him a good home a good home and say bye?
Thank you!

 

[Fishkeeper]

That's not a humane thing to do to your animal. Roosters crow for communication, it's a natural behavior. Hitting or spraying them (both of which are very unpleasant for them) to make them stop is cruel. You wouldn't hit a dog to make it stop barking. That won't get you a healthy, happy bird, that'll get you an anxious bird.

Bribe your neighbor with eggs.

 

[mountainchickens]

That's not a humane thing to do to your animal. Roosters crow for communication, it's a natural behavior. Hitting or spraying them (both of which are very unpleasant for them) to make them stop is cruel. You wouldn't hit a dog to make it stop barking. That won't get you a healthy, happy bird, that'll get you an anxious bird.

Bribe your neighbor with eggs.

Okay, thanks! That was one of the main things I was worried about. I don't want any method of keeping him to be cruel to him.
And thank you, I may try the bribing with eggs...

 

[Mrs. K]

I don't think it would work. Maybe when you are standing there, but they crow all day long, sometimes in the dark. That is what they do.

 

[Mvan42]

I agree that will just/may teach him not to crow when you are around. And I agree cruel.