[clucking mad]

is there any way of shutting my kockerel up he starts crowing at least 4am in his dark house i was told they start when it gets light! then around 6 then thats when hes a pain every 15 to 20 seconds and does let up for hours need help before neighbours brick my windows thanks

[joyfull]

sorry but he is doing what cockerels do and some do it very well  .
have you tried popping him into a cat box overnight and then into the dark shed? This may stop him being able to stretch his neck, however let him out early.
If you have close neighbours then I am surprised they haven't complained already - perhaps they can't hear him or aren't bothered. Have you asked them?

[clucking mad]

sorry but he is doing what cockerels do and some do it very well  .
have you tried popping him into a cat box overnight and then into the dark shed? This may stop him being able to stretch his neck, however let him out early.
If you have close neighbours then I am surprised they haven't complained already - perhaps they can't hear him or aren't bothered. Have you asked them?

one sides family and others got 4 young noisey girls so direct neighbours are not the problem ! so the my cockerel needs to be in smaller box how long do you recomend this for or would it be better to lift the roosting bar higher to the roof ?

[joyfull]

every night you would need to do this, just lifting him to a higher roost as he could jump down and start crowing again  .
Do you really need to keep a cockerel?