what do I do about the neighbor's rooster?

[MommaHen1996]

I vote catch and cage him and present him to said feeding neighbor and be like “look, either you pen him up, or I’m relocating him because he’s destroying my hens, which give me food, and eggs for hatching.” If he doesn’t want to build a cage for the rooster, then walk away with the rooster and relocate it, or cull it...then I’d think about maybe making sure you had a rooster that could defend his own girls against another if they return.

 

[jameverywhere]

Can we get an update on this situation? How's it going and what if anything did you decide to do?

Hey, I know this was a long time ago but I just saw this!

I was told that the neighbor who was feeding him was moving out soon, and wouldn't be around to feed the rooster anymore.

So I caught the rooster and relocated him to a park about half a mile away from anyone's house. I gave him lots of mealworms in the meantime.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hey, I know this was a long time ago but I just saw this!

I was told that the neighbor who was feeding him was moving out soon, and wouldn't be around to feed the rooster anymore.

So I caught the rooster and relocated him to a park about half a mile away from anyone's house. I gave him lots of mealworms in the meantime.

Very good! Thanks for the update! Hope he does okay out there.

 

[McChooky]

If he’s flying over your fence, maybe you could try catching him and clipping his wings? I don’t know your neighborhood or how people feel about the neighbor’s chickens coming into their yard. I know that where I live, it’s considered common courtesy to keep your animals on your own property. You mentioned the potential of your chickens ending up at your neighbor’s house - I’d work really hard not to let that happen no matter how you resolve the rooster problem. You relocate him, what’s to stop your neighbor from doing the same with your birds if they wander?

I agree. No difference between someone free ranging chickens and them going in other peoples yards and the wild one doing the same.Both are being fed and petted.

 

[Lilbitsnpieces]

Oh yeah I forgot about mongooses! I'll add it to the original post.

I'm just really upset that my neighbor promised to relocate him and then didn't. I don't know if maybe the neighbor that feeds the bird intervened? But it's not like he really "owns" the bird, I know he sleeps in a tree in yet a different neighbor's yard. It would be different if he kept a coop and everything.

I wonder if the rooster will fall for being trapped in the run again. If I leave my girls in the coop in the morning and bait the run, maybe he'll go in...??

If they are feral, i think i would also relocate..we have the problem in the states with feral cats. Neighbors feed them but if they come onto my farm and harass or otherwise harm my animals ..i trap amd either take to pound or relocate to a vet..

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, I don't like lying. If I were asked about what happened to the bird, I could say, "he was harassing me and my birds so I relocated him to X place," instead of saying "he was harassing me and my birds so I killed him."

The emotional impact of hearing your bird was killed vs. relocated is different, so if the neighbor found out what happened, he'd probably be less likely to get unreasonably angry at me. Although I imagine he'd be angry either way, the degree of anger would be different.

I haven't actually spoken to this neighbor though. I only saw him petting the bird today before letting him go again. This is such a weird situation, tbh. I want the rooster gone because he attacked my pullets... I'm going to try to catch him in the morning and relocate very far away, and hopefully no one will notice me doing anything so no one will ask me about it...

All you have to say is I relocated him and he is doing well last time I saw him. Then change the subject. Because you 'relocated him' to your freezer and he looked real well in that roasting pan with stuffing stuffed up his derriere.

I have an issue with non-native feral animals allowed to propagate, poultry are easy enough to catch and control, it is the 'animal loving' people who get in the way of their control. They don't think about the native species that are being disrupted and killed off. Sad.....

 

[jameverywhere]

All you have to say is I relocated him and he is doing well last time I saw him. Then change the subject. Because you 'relocated him' to your freezer and he looked real well in that roasting pan with stuffing stuffed up his derriere.

I have an issue with non-native feral animals allowed to propagate, poultry are easy enough to catch and control, it is the 'animal loving' people who get in the way of their control. They don't think about the native species that are being disrupted and killed off. Sad.....

I agree with you, to be honest. I was being a bit of a coward before.

I'm not taking it on myself to cull every feral bird I can or anything, but after relocating a few greedy ferals stealing my babies' food, I've decided to start culling them instead. I killed a feral rooster in my yard this morning with the broomstick method.

My domestic birds are too fat to fly over the fence, and I've used chicken wire to make sure they stay in my yard. As far as I know, they haven't left my yard yet, and if they do manage to fly over the fence (unlikely) I'll start clipping their wings.

I do still feed my two feral rescue hens and let them sleep in the neighbor's tree, but if the neighbor decided to cull them, I would not hold a grudge. I can't get over my sentimental feelings toward those two in particular, since I raised them from chicks, but I'm going to be harsher toward the other ones. I don't keep them in my yard because technically I'm only allowed to own two hens, according to the county. So I picked two nice, friendly, fat buff orps to fulfill that quota.

 

[jus10inla]

If they are feral, i think i would also relocate..we have the problem in the states with feral cats. Neighbors feed them but if they come onto my farm and harass or otherwise harm my animals ..i trap amd either take to pound or relocate to a vet..

There was a guy on YouTube showing how many feral cats he killed in a day. Recorded weight . Skinned them & sold the furs . was a cool documentary