If you live in a built up area with chickens do you have a rooster?

[MadameCheese]

Or is this an insane idea? Someone a few houses away had one and I loved to hear him (I fear he may now be no more), but appreciate he was not next door and I don't want to piss anyone off. I would also like to breed to have a few more hens but would be unable to dispatch any male birds. Should I just get some hens and be done with it? Thanks

All thinking it's a stupid idea right?

I only have the one chicken now but would never get a cockeral - they are unbelievably noisy and I do like some of my neighbours. It's too much, I think.

Ha ha, thought this might be the case. Might just get some hens anyway, the cockerel I was looking at has been sold anyway

I have four hens and they can get loud enough. I wouldn;t entertain the idea of getting a cockerel - I like my sleep and my neighbours! Some local byelaws forbid the keeping of cockerels in built up areas.

If you wanted to breed maybe you could rent a little bit of land? they are loud!

It really depends on A the breed B the neighbours C the bird.

I have Reza Asil cocks they are not too bad (well neighbours are ok) whereas Irish cocks are too loud...except one I have now.

Generally though...most roosters are WAY too loud or even if they're not a shitty neighbour can complain and there's not much you can do.

Some allotments allow chickens and roosters some don't you can ask.

If you can't kill any males...unless you know somebody who will it might not be a good idea to breed _

we are not allowed- a friend had one and environmental health came round

I live in the country, but am 'exurbia', and would not have considered a cockerel whilst living cheek by jowl with others. Think you will make yourself very unpopular

Was wondering this myself. We had an egg hatching experiment and out the whole batch we only had one hatch. Unfortunately 'snowdrop' is of the male variety and has just started to crow! I would normally have no problems with dispatching any surplus cocks and indeed we have done in the past but as there was just the one chick everyone has become quite attatched. I did read on here once about someone who keeps hers in a hutch of some sort overnight, where he can stand but not stretch his neck to crow and then lets him out at a reasonable time of morning.

We incubated 12 eggs a friend was up for any cocks for her meat birds, sadly only one egg hatch and guess what?

Friends cannot add one to her meat flock as they will kill it.

Anyone want a Speckled Sussex?

Lol "up for any cocks" - sorry!

Roosters don't crow only at dawn, they do so throughout the day (though not non-stop) so it probably wouldn't make you very popular with your neighbours!

Don't do it. Please.