Training my cockerel to not crow with squirts

[Chookchicken]

What people are saying is that unlike animals like dogs you can’t really train a rooster to stop crowing. Your just teaching your rooster to crow whilst your not around. Often when your training dogs like this to your still just teaching them to bark whilst your not around. If you can’t keep a rooster then you need to re-home or cull. Having more then one rooster in a flock can stop a rooster from crowing, this isn’t always true though. The less dominant rooster will still often crow to alert the rest of their flock the predators. I think it’s cruel to have to many roosters in one flock. If you have a lot of hens you most likely will need a few roosters to help protect them. If you have any more then 1 rooster per 20 hens then I think you have to many roosters.

If you want to most likely waste time spraying you rooster with water then sure go ahead. Just be careful not to put him in shook. No hoses use mist bottles, and use room temperature water, no cold or hot water. DON’T spray water on your rooster during winter, or times of year which it can freeze to his feathers or have a possibility of giving him frostbite. If you want to do this just do it safely, for your roosters sake.