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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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Thread: Rooster Abatement
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05-30-2007, 10:53 AM #1
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Rooster Abatement
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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, 10:57 AM #2
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05-30-2007, 10:58 AM #3
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Maybe you need to get a hen.
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05-30-2007, 11:00 AM #4
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Originally Posted by zencentury
or maybe 11 herbs & spices. hehehe
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05-30-2007, 11:03 AM #5
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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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05-30-2007, 11:04 AM #6
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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, 12:58 PM #7
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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, 01:00 PM #8
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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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05-30-2007, 02:23 PM #9
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Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
I am wondering if someone dumped this particular rooster. The area where I live is agricultural and everyone has at least 10 acres. I don't think any of the closer neighbors have chickens because I never hear roosters crowing. Then this one just shows up at my house. Seems odd to me. Let's see, I've had a child's bike dumped on my property this week and now a rooster...I wonder what's next!
I did successfully chase him into the apple orchard across the street earlier, but he's already back. Heavy sigh.
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05-30-2007, 02:32 PM #10
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can you borrow someone's dog?
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05-30-2007, 02:55 PM #11
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My neighbors are spanish speakers. I speak enough Spanish to possibly ask them where their bathroom is, but asking them to shut their ****ing chicken up is quite beyond my range of skills. Originally Posted by mimitabby
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05-30-2007, 03:01 PM #12
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You'd be surprised. people with chickens are very sensitive about their neighbor's complaints. especially if it's in an area not zoned for Roosters!
and people who live here who do not speak english usually have children who do!
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05-30-2007, 03:04 PM #13
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Definitely get the herbs and spices out...and the axe...
There are a lot of unwanted, unloved bikes out there - go on give a bike a good home
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05-30-2007, 03:09 PM #14
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That sounds like a good idea. Originally Posted by mimitabby
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05-30-2007, 05:39 PM #15
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I know that the shelter where I volunteer has humane traps for raccoons and cats and such, I wonder if something like that would work on a rooster.
Mimi--I was just thinking about gathering up a bunch of cut flowers from the garden and approaching the little girl next door in a gentle way. She always seems frightened of me so a complaint from me about the rooster might come across as extra scary. I'll work up to it, I guess.
