Were You Happy With Your No Crow Rooster Collar?

[Brahma Chicken5000]

My town allows pullets and hens but not cockerels or roosters. The lady from the health department allowed me to give the no crow rooster collar a try but I just couldn’t bring myself to collar my boy, so I rehomed him. Since then I’ve had to rehome my first flock thanks to my neighbors being jerks.
I’m getting a trio of silver sebrights and a trio of golden sebrights in March. The cockerels are going to be kept inside as house chickens so I can keep them. But I’d really rather if they could stay with the pullets because I love seeing them interact with the girls, and with an all pullet/hen flock you miss out on seeing these interactions. Now before anyone goes and says that it’s not right to keep them inside, the alternatives are being used for food or cock fighting. So my questions are for people who have used the No Crow Rooster Collar:
1. How long did it take for your cockerel or rooster to adjust to having the no crow collar on?
2. How much was the volume and frequency of crowing reduced with the no crow collar?
3. We’re you able to keep your cockerel and rooster after you collared him?

Anyone can respond with their 2 cents, but this post is really aimed at those that live in a town that allows pullets and hens but not cockerels or roosters, and somehow or another you ended up with a cockerel/rooster that you wanted to keep, and used the no crow rooster collar as a means to keep your beloved pet. I need honest answers from people that have used or are currently using the no crow rooster collar. I have read the online reviews and I know that you have to be meticulous in checking that the collar is not too tight or too loose on the cockerel or rooster. I plan to check their collars everyday. Thanks in advance for your answers.

 

[chickencheeper]

I haven’t used it but I’d love to have roosters and this would be a great solution, I vaguely remember someone mentioning that their rooster died while wearing it.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I haven’t used it but I’d love to have roosters and this would be a great solution, I vaguely remember someone mentioning that their rooster died while wearing it.

Yes I have heard of people losing their cockerels or roosters when the collar is too tight. That’s why I will check their collars everyday.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I think I read that the collar can get caught and they can end up choking. I have no experience with rosters or the collar though.

 

[Ptera]

I made my own from double sided velcro (and also tried a flexible plastic mesh) and experimented with different widths & thicknesses. I tried different degrees of tightness, different positions on the neck, etc. I must have experimented with a hundred different configurations over a month long period on both of my roos and none of them worked to my satisfaction. I was able to achieve a moderate reduction in sound level, however, my roos would only lie down and/or thrash around the entire time while wearing them, which was not acceptable.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I made my own from double sided velcro (and also tried a flexible plastic mesh) and experimented with different widths & thicknesses. I tried different degrees of tightness, different positions on the neck, etc. I must have experimented with a hundred different configurations over a month long period on both of my roos and none of them worked to my satisfaction. I was able to achieve a moderate reduction in sound level, however, my roos would only lie down and/or thrash around the entire time while wearing them, which was not acceptable.

So in short it wasn’t practical. Good to know.

 

[LowLady]

There’s a place called New Jersey Chickens they have a Facebook page , that rehomes roosters for free. Worse case maybe you could look into them ?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

There’s a place called New Jersey Chickens they have a Facebook page , that rehomes roosters for free. Worse case maybe you could look into them ?

I may have looked into a similar place when I had to rehome my light brahma cockerel. Unfortunately they were at full capacity. I have decided not to get the cockerels as I want them to have the best possible life and collaring them or keeping them inside isn’t the best for them so I have decided to forgo getting the cockerels.

 

[Boonie Stomper]

Is there any other way to stop the crowing, such as a simple surgery?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Is there any other way to stop the crowing, such as a simple surgery?

There is a surgery but it’s expensive and there’s the potential that the cockerel/rooster won’t wake up