Really EXCESSIVE CROWING

[SueT]

Roosters do crow all day and often during the night. All the ones I've ever had do. Not sure if what you consider excessive may be completely normal....

 

[OstrichEmu]

Roosters do crow all day and often during the night. All the ones I've ever had do. Not sure if what you consider excessive may be completely normal....

Once or twice during the night is understandable, but he goes on for hours, I don't know how he hasn't completely exhausted himself. It's just on and on for hours and hours. Morning times is a rooster thing, no doubt. I've grown up around farmlife on and off through my life and NEVER have I met a rooster more adamant on breaking noise level laws. If he would just shut it for just a straight hour, I think it would be a miracle

 

[FrostRanger]

Sadly while chickens are trainable, training them to be quiet isn't one of the things you can teach them. Your options are ignore it or rehome him. I do think having him sleep in your garage might be helpful though

 

[OstrichEmu]

Sadly while chickens are trainable, training them to be quiet isn't one of the things you can teach them. Your options are ignore it or rehome him. I do think having him sleep in your garage might be helpful though

I think for now I'm going to focus on ignoring and creating entertainment. I've been toying with the idea of making a "chicken swing" with an old branch and some rope just to see if they would be interested in that, and maybe hanging a carrot and some spinach from the tree branches too to keep him busy, he jumps to peck the leaves from the low branches sometimes. If it doesnt work, then I don't know. I've been ignoring him for most of today (daughter is a bit sick, staying indoors), I'll see if it makes a difference. EVERYONE by now has heard that I don't take his nonsense so hopefully they can empathise. Happy to supply eggs in exchange for mercy.

 

[aart]

He is a few months old, the girls are the same age and they've just started laying the last month,

So they are all about 6 months old. Males usually become sexually mature at about 3-4 months.
So has he been crowing like this for a couple months?
Is he mounting the females?

There are definitely other roosters in the area he could be responding to

No doubt this is part of the issue.

 

[FrostRanger]

I think for now I'm going to focus on ignoring and creating entertainment. I've been toying with the idea of making a "chicken swing" with an old branch and some rope just to see if they would be interested in that, and maybe hanging a carrot and some spinach from the tree branches too to keep him busy, he jumps to peck the leaves from the low branches sometimes. If it doesnt work, then I don't know. I've been ignoring him for most of today (daughter is a bit sick, staying indoors), I'll see if it makes a difference. EVERYONE by now has heard that I don't take his nonsense so hopefully they can empathise. Happy to supply eggs in exchange for mercy.

Bribing the neighbors with eggs is 100% the way to go 'cause he may or may not quiet down

 

[OstrichEmu]

So they are all about 6 months old. Males usually become sexually mature at about 3-4 months.
So has he been crowing like this for a couple months?
Is he mounting the females?


No doubt this is part of the issue.

I think a bit more than 6 months but I can't be sure. He is 100% mounting but he is a gent, if the girls say no, he backs off.

 

[OstrichEmu]

Bribing the neighbors with eggs is 100% the way to go 'cause he may or may not quiet down

Definitely. And they girls are laying more frequently too

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I have 2 cockerels that are 5 months only 1 is crowing right now. Ive heard the other one try but he isnt top of the pecking order. They both have enough hens. I live in a area they arent allowed. The reason mine is crowing more i believe is because he can hear other cocks/roosters.
Crowing at night would be a big no(that means he sees light and isnt roosting).
Start by blacking out windows. See if that helps at night.

 

[Chicken Heel]

If no crowing is acceptable, yeah. Chances are, he'll end up going to someone who will eat him. you may find the perfect person who just needs a protector, but roosters are a dime a dozen and most people don't want them, so they get eaten.

Just feeling his oats...