I'd been wondering if it's possible to silence a (neighbor's) rooster.. Initially the search results were coming back negative but then I found this Dear Abby article where the person writing in had placed a leather band from a watch on a rooster's neck and "all it could do was croak" The Daily Reporter - Google News Archive Search I'd imagine my neighbor would like some convenient silence as well since his rooster crows any time of day. I'll have my wife talk to them about it
I can't understand why the cats don't go for the roosters. There are four or so roosters on my alley, they are not fenced or protected, they are perched right there on a T-perch driven into the ground, and to top it off, they are tethered to the perch. Easy prey, no? The cats are everywhere! Then again, maybe the cats are no match for the roosters. When I first got here, I noticed pigs, rats, croaking lizards, cats, dogs and roosters, but no hens. I couldn't figure out why there weren't any hens. Then I learned that the roosters aren't for making chickens, but for cockfighting. Now it all makes sense!
Found this in a yahoo search: Good luck, I'm curious to learn what works! "Hi, we had a major problem with a neighbours rooster crowing 2 or 3 times in a row (with a 2 to 5 minute period between each call) and would occur at 15 to 30 minute intervals ALL NIGHT LONG. Hence we call our local council. One of the strategies they suggested may work for you if the rooster's crowing only becomes noticeable (intolerable) when it occurs during the silence of the night. If a rooster doesn't have the space to stand up, raise its upper body, spread its wings out, stretch out its neck and its head up to its full height, it can’t crow. So the solution is to create a secure night coop for the rooster with a very low roof. Every night when the birds go to roost the rooster has to be put away in its coop and let out every morning at a seemly hour after you (not it) have decided it’s time to wake up and get up. A suitably sized dog crate or dog house with a closable mesh/wire door with some clean straw for the bird to nest in is ideal. The rooster should be able to stand and move about but not raise its head high above itself or beat its wings. It may be hard to catch at first but with a little training (and corn incentive) the bird should get used to the routine and start roosting in the cage/box/crate/kennel. Just make sure you remember to close the door so it can't go for a midnight strut. Some water in a small D shaped feeding cup hooked to the inside of the door would also be a good idea. Source: Advice recieved from the Ipswich City Council (Queensland, Australia). "
Be careful what you wish for, even Roosters, have friends:p View attachment 10013 They say that there are more chickens on the earth than people. You may be on a looser here, One thing We all, have in common though, is noisy Roosters Keep us informed please. JP
Why do roosters crow so much? I guess their dreams, wake them up often :D View attachment 10014 Just a little funny to keep the day alive a little.:p JP
Chicken catching Cat available. I have a young cat available for long term that has brought down a chicken or two. He enjoys stalking and chasing them, sometimes catching them as they start to fly. His name is "Trouble", wonder why? He is very close to his brother, name "Brat" they go as a pair. I can not guarantee they are up for full fledged fight roosters yet. They are about 4 months old. contact me if you are interested.
Stoned roosters, Narcissist dogs, out of tune mufflers, drunk karaoke and idiot motorcycles are local men best friends and my greatest enemy! Well, i guess they don't get so much attention from their wives so they cling to these stuff as their pass time favorites. In Siquijor i had pittbull dalmatian and bullmastiff who dislikes hens and b@st@rd roosters. As they trespassed into my fence my 2 heroes eliminate them, the happy me would pay 100pesos each and deal nicely with the 200 meters away neighbors. After several killings my dearest pittbull dalmatian was poisoned (by them)and the rest was history...welcome to philippines! So..i dis -appear from that island of witches and bitches!:dnr: Recently, my husband nicely approached my 150 meters neighbor addressing him"Sir" if he could put his Narcissist Dog at his backyard. But his reply was so egoistic proud to be pinoy! Now the Welcome to Philippines have some fun begins!! Lessons to learn..its better to be deafO-|...halleluyaeah!
Ipswich has been my stamping ground now for the past 34 Years and I can bet that advice was from local Councillor Paul Tully (who I am sure has a Filipina wife also) :D lol
