u/Lumpy_Pick227

I contacted the Hutt City Council as something that sounded like a rooster has been crowing from the early morning around 5am (has woken me up quite often) and sometimes all throughout the day, till dark.

The officer visited the house and found 4 hens, and a coop which is legal under the bylaws so there wasn’t anything he could do. The neighbour claims “the hen is young which might be why it is making the noise”.

Apparently hens can start crowing in the absence of a rooster to assert dominance or because of their hormones.

The hen is crowing daily and for hours on end, it’s driving me crazy. Is there anything I can do? Do the bylaws prohibiting roosters because of their crowing apply this situation too?