Two weeks til the butcher - help keeping a roo quiet?

[Nickeechickee]

So we are doing chickens on the low, and of course I have the worst luck ordering sexed pullets. I have what I think is a white rock roo that started crowing this week. At first it was just a squawk but now he is full on cock-a-doodling. It's two weeks until I can get him in to the butchers - what can I do to keep him as quiet as possible so the neighbors don't complain?

 

[rosiekitty94]

I'm not entirely sure but I think darkness helps. We have a tarp over our roosters' run and they've been considerably more quiet. Also, keep him AWAY from the females!

 

[Nickeechickee]

I will try. There is only one hen that is of laying age, the rest are the same age he is (about 14 weeks).