“Not gonna lie. Took at least 10 tries to get it right. First too low on the neck then too high or too loose. Finally got it perfect and it works awesome. The crow is so quiet now it‚Äôs almost comical. He doesn‚Äôt mind it all and can eat and drink just fine. Now we can keep him in our neighborhood. Get the largest size. You can always wrap the extra back on itself and it stays on better. We got the medium one and it was too small. Don‚Äôt give up!”
“My son tried to hatch a set of eggs from here that the post man dropped when he handed them over to him. Out of the entire set only one hatched, and of course it turned out to be a rooster, and of course there was no way we could get rid of him. I had ordered him some day old friends from this site right away before we knew he was a he, but it became obvious in spite of all our hopes once he started crowing. We ordered the collar from here and had to adjust it quite a bit, and it did work for a few months. There were times it seemed he regurgitated his food though, and I always felt like we were torturing him every time we went to adjust it. Finally one day after letting them out for the morning about 30min later we found him dead. Had to have a chicken funeral, headstone, and one of the boys even played taps on the trumpet (I'm dead serious). We feel like it was a choice to keep him with the collar or slaughter him (could not find a new home or rescue), and we tried this but won't ever put a chicken through it again. It allowed us to enjoy Mr. T the australorp longer than we would have been able to, and he was the coolest chicken we've ever had being hand raised and perching on my son's shoulders often. We just moved to the country, and after buying chicks since my boy will finally try his hand at hatching eggs from here again! If this is your only option, just be careful, watch the tutorials, and don't get mad at my pet chicken if your roo dies.”
“My poor rooster hated that collar! He kept backing up trying to get it off. He was backing up so hard, he'd run into the fence and broke all his tail feathers. After a week or more, he was so unhappy, he sat by himself and was basically lethargic. I couldn't stand to see him like that so I took it off. It wasn't too tight because he could still eat and drink--but he didn't want to any more. I had to give him away. Oh, and he still crowed.”
“I bought this collar for my silkie rooster! Size was perfect! It works great!! We can hardly hear him crow and he seems to not want to crow as much! The first day he seemed annoyed by it but by the second day he was fine! Definitely recommend this product!”
“I have put this collar on two different roosters.I would say it reduces the volume of there crow by 50%. Although it doesn‚Äôt completely stop the noise it reduces it enough I can keep my rooster in the city.”
“I bought 2 sizes of these. They do not work, at all. Well, they will if you put it on so tight your rooster can barely breath. I tried them on different rosters as instructed (bantam cochin, 2 larger Seramas). Watched videos, read descriptions. They just don't work. What a huge waste of money...”
“I wish I lived somewhere my birds could crow their hearts out. The best I can do for them is to try to keep both them and the neighbors happy. Ive used these collars for exactly one year, on a large Maran and a medium RIR. They definitely work but you definitely need to monitor your bird. You are putting a restrictive band around his throat. That is a big responsibility.
When you first put them on they do freak out. That is normal, but if they thrash or it doesnt stop in a few seconds, or if at any point he looks like he cant breathe, catch him and take it off, wait a moment, and try again. Ideally, you should be putting these on birds you can and do handle.
In under half an hour, he should only be remembering it occasionally and will soon forget it entirely. But you should NEVER forget. You MUST periodically check this collar. I handle my birds daily and have found that sometimes my maran gets a buildup of fluids from his crop in his throat. I dont know if it is related to the collar or not, but during those times i loosen it temporarily, just in case he needs it. I have also noticed that if he swallows a large chunk of something - banana in this particular case - he has a hard time getting it down. So keep an eye on him if you feed him something unusual. I had no problems with my RIR, except that he was clever enough to remove his.
It does break the feathers under the collar, that is also normal. Check under it periodically for excessive damage, wounds, anything that doesnt look healthy. So far mine have been fine. Wash it gently once in awhile. Maybe take it off for a few hours between midafternoon and nighttime when theyre naturally quieter.
You will need to adjust it once in awhile. And never try it out for the first time at night or when you cant keep an eye on him. Once you get it right, which may take several days, the result is great. They crow significantly less, and the crows are significantly reduced in both quality and duration. They can make every other sound they need to perfectly, they just cant produce a proper crow. I like and trust them enough that i am buying a third one tonight for my new cockerel who just started attempting a crow.
It isnt perfect and it requires caution, but it works, the roosters ignore it after a short time, they carry on with life as normal, and the neighbors wont hate your guts because of the noise. And youll be able to sleep past 3:30am.
I recommend a rooster box in conjunction with the collar if you have particularly sensitive neighbors. I do.”
