Venting about Roosters

[FortCluck]

Most hatcheries only sell bantams as straight run. The breeds I like most are in the bantam category (Cochin, d'Uccle, OEGB, seabright). Can you propose a solution?
I have no problem eating my extra roosters, but I have yet to find a butcher/slaughter house within 5 hours of me, that handles poultry.
I live in the suburbs of my town. I would love to live outside of the city limits, but it is what it is. I am fortunate that we are one of the few places without laws or ordnances about poultry in City limits. That said, I also like to keep my neighbors friendly. My only standard breed boy is an EE (out of the PULLET bin). He has a no crow collar because he is loud. No one wants to hear their neighbors yelling "SHUT UP" to your rooster at 4:30am. (It happened)
He has never acted bothered by it. It does not impede his eating, drinking, mating, tidbiting, dancing, and only lowers the volume of his crow, by, maybe, half. A few of our bantam boys sport collars also. They are the ones who either crow excessively or are particularly piercing. Not one single personality is changed in any way.
Not one boy is silenced. It's not what the collars are made for. They only lower the volume. They are not cruel.

As for rehoming, I have no problem with that, except that, where I live, I have to worry about them being used as bait birds for cock fight training. That is a huge NO! in my book.
I have no problem with them being consumed, but after all the $$ I put in to them I would rather they were in my freezer, but again, no butcher. (I can't do it, it's hard enough to cull, let alone eviscerate.)
Additionally, the few I have met on BYC that live within a few hours of me, are into other breeds than I am, so buying, selling, trading isn't really going to happen.
I don't dislike roosters, and I was one who posted about 'silencing through surgery'. Isn't that what this site is for? Asking questions, getting advice?
I learned that the surgery can be fatal. (As can be any surgery-even people surgery) After learning, that, I decided it wasn't an option for me.
So, for me, straight run is the only choice for the breeds I like, I posted a questions about caponizing in order to make an informed decision, being on good terms with neighbors is important to some of us, and that actually testing out ways to address issues sometimes gives a harmless solution?
Opinions of collars, without actually inspecting and/or trying them out, lends no credibility to an argument other than an emotional based response to hearsay, instead of a factual one.
Although I am not writing any of this in anger, I have re read it several times, trying to find a way to say what I want to say, without it sounding 'pissy'. I have not succeeded, but it's better than it was, and it's late, and I'm tired. So, it is what it is.

I have seen roosters with collars so I didn't just pull this out of thin air either. I have also seen roosters have severe complication from them being used.

 

[JoeInPA]

Personally I wanted a rooster just for the purpose of pissing off my neighbors! Despite being in suburbia, there are no ordinances against roosters where I live.

 

[tn_artist]

This wasn't directed towards you specifically... I've been seeing a trend for about a year on here about every topic I wrote on this thread.

I'm allowed to voice my opinions just like you're allowed to voice yours.

Of course. I truly wasn't trying to sound pissy, and I tried several ways of rewording before giving up. It's a shame that voice inflection and tone can't be scribed into what we write.
I caught a lot of crap for even asking about caponizing last spring, before I discovered that we had no poultry ordinances. Then I caught more crap for asking about no crow collars. I guess it does still sting, but my boys are all good (all 12).
BTW- does anyone want a Cuckoo Marans, bantam OEGB (self blue or black), bantam Delaware, bantam barred rock cockrel for free?

I know they won't be used for cock fighting bait by anyone on here.

 

[tn_artist]

Personally I wanted a rooster just for the purpose of pissing off my neighbors! Despite being in suburbia, there are no ordinances against roosters where I live.

I have one I wouldn't mind pissing off, but the rest of mine are good. (We are constantly returning footballs, tennis balls, baseballs, soccer balls, volley balls, etc-over the fence), but the kids can't be bothered to say thank you and the whole family is rude to my kids when they try to speak to them.

 

[FortCluck]

Of course. I truly wasn't trying to sound pissy, and I tried several ways of rewording before giving up. It's a shame that voice inflection and tone can't be scribed into what we write.
I caught a lot of crap for even asking about caponizing last spring, before I discovered that we had no poultry ordinances. Then I caught more crap for asking about no crow collars. I guess it does still sting, but my boys are all good (all 12).
BTW- does anyone want a Cuckoo Marans, bantam OEGB (self blue or black), bantam Delaware, bantam barred rock cockrel for free?

I know they won't be used for cock fighting bait by anyone on here.

I wish I had space for more... My BJG wouldn't be kind to a bantam rooster.

 

[FortCluck]

I have one I wouldn't mind passing off, but the rest of mine are good. (We are constantly returning footballs, tennis balls, baseballs, soccer balls, volley balls, etc-over the fence), but the kids can't be bothered to say thank you and the whole family is rude to my kids when they try to speak to them.

Mine have dogs that have barked nonstop for 6+ years... Bet they love the roosters at 3 am. I'm in an agricultural zone too so nothing can be done with my boys

 

[tn_artist]

I wish I had space for more... My BJG wouldn't be kind to a bantam rooster.

Our smallest boy, Blueberry (OEGB) is top dog in his flock. He thinks he is ten foot tall and bullet proof. But he is a total pet with the humans.

 

[tn_artist]

Mine have dogs that have barked nonstop for 6+ years... Bet they love the roosters at 3 am. I'm in an agricultural zone too so nothing can be done with my boys

 

[FortCluck]

Squatch and Sid...

 

[FortCluck]

My girls are dust bathing in the holes they made in the woods.