Buying a house with a cockerel next door

[Sippingtea]

We’re in the process of buying a house and visited today to find that next door appear to have a cockerel. It crowed a few tones while we were there. I’m now feeling nervous as we love the house but I have a real issue with any kind of noise. Would I be being optimistic to convince myself it won’t be a problem? Has anyone had neighbours who keep cockerels? I know they tend to crow early in the morning but how often can we expect it during the day?

When he dies they will prob replace with a new energetic cockerel....

I grew up down the road from a farm shop. You get used to the noise very quickly! And yes, they crow pretty much from the crack of dawn. And yes, they will replace him when he dies. I think you need to assume the worst, that its going to be loud, but then also perhaps be open to the idea that you will get used to it if that makes sense?
I am very affected by noises also, some i just literally cannot bear, but i would rather in a million years listen to a cockeral crowing than neighbours screaming arguing & banging constantly, which could happen anywhere really!!

My hens are very loud when they're announcing that they've just laid an egg - amazingly good eggs however and the neighbours love getting their box 😉

We don't have a cockerel. However I just wanted to say that some people actively make sure the hen house is very dark so that the cockerels don't wake up quite literally at the crack of dawn, so maybe that's the case next door if your vendor doesn't seem to notice it?

Update: I was brave. I went and spoke to the neighbour who keeps the cockerel. She was LOVELY! So understanding. She recognised why I might be worried and showed me where he is kept overnignt (dark space, more or less soundproof) and explained that he is v old, rarely crows during the day and won’t be replaced if he dies.

I’m so glad I did that. Massively relieved and v excited about the house. Thanks so much for your help, everyone. Really appreciate it.

Cockerels can be a real pain - they can start at 3.30am crowing if not kept appropriately for residential area. They do crow intermittently in the day but its not as noticeable as 3.30, 3.40, 3, 50 et c etc etc

However, a complaint to noise folk at council will generate a letter getting them to do something to stop the noise, and if they don't within a certain time frame then they follow through.

Having said that if it is a farm yard I think you would be unreasonable, on a housing estate clearly not

That's a great update. Glad you spoke to them.

Either you get used to it very quickly, or it's a case of a stealthy night visit and coq au vin.

Great update & best of luck with the house.

Ive been a veggie over 20 years but even i had to chuckle at the coq au vin comment

So glad to hear it!

Loved the stealth coq au vin comment ;)

Well done, best of luck in your house x

One of our neighbours got a cockeral a couple of years ago, it occasionally gets a bit annoying but most of the time you genuinely don't really hear it because you've got used to it. Good luck with the house, if you accept the noise as one of those things it will soon disappear. It's only if you let it stress you and you tense at every crow then it'll drive you bonkers.