HELP! I have a rooster who has taken up residence on my property. He is driving me CRAZY!!! He will not stop cock-a-doodle-doo-ing. I called neighbors all around the area to see if anyone is missing a rooster. No luck. I called Animal Control but they will not come get a rooster. I've tried chasing it but it just goes in circles. It is not friendly (is there such thing as a friendly rooster?) so I can't get near it. So how do you catch a rooster? I don't want to hurt the poor thing, but at 5:00 a.m. while I'm laying there wide awake listening to the dumb thing crowing, thoughts of murder are racing through my head. Any rooster experts out there?
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05-30-2007, 09:53 AM #1
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05-30-2007, 09:57 AM #2
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you catch them in the DARK.
keep an eye on him tonight, when it's starting to get dark, see where he goes.
They usually will try and get up off the ground, so if he's a bantam sized chicken, he can get REALLY high. but just in the hopes that he's normal,
he should be within reach. then wait until DARK and grab him by his legs.
If he roosts too high, in the daytime you might try cornering him, netting him, oh, there are lots of ways. But you'll need more than one person to do it.
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05-30-2007, 09:58 AM #3
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Maybe you need to get a hen.
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05-30-2007, 10:00 AM #4
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Originally Posted by zencentury
or maybe 11 herbs & spices. hehehe
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin!
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05-30-2007, 10:04 AM #5
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OK, I like this idea! Originally Posted by Cella66
or maybe 11 herbs & spices. hehehe
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05-30-2007, 11:58 AM #6
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I wonder what you do when the rooster is your neighbor's and he starts crowing a 4 in the morning? I think the cat had an idea yesterday when she sat contemplating him by the fence. But I am a nice person and I made the cat come inside.
tempting to let her stay out, though...
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05-30-2007, 12:00 PM #7
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You complain, that's what you do!
We had a rooster a few years ago. he was fine all winter (windows all shut), but come spring, a neighbor complained. We got rid of him soon after. Since he was so handsome and friendly, we were able to find him a nice home in the country.
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05-31-2007, 11:55 PM #8
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This is how I dealt with our neighbours 4 roosters... I warned them and warned them and then out came the .22 Originally Posted by Cella66
or maybe 11 herbs & spices. hehehe
I like roosters, but not when they prefer to crow after midnight and before 4am...
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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05-30-2007, 10:03 AM #9
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Ah, in the dark...hmmm, I'll definitely keep an eye on him this evening then. Thanks, mimitabby. The only problem is, I have about a million trees here so he could literally roost anywhere. And he's not a very big rooster - hopefully he won't go too high. I hate to say this, but I HATE this rooster!!!
Zen - I could get him a hen, but then they could make more baby roosters - now THAT would be a nightmare!!!
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