Cock a doodle d'oh; anyone else being woken by a cockerel?

[Ant]

For the last few days the Antlings - and therefore I - have been woken very early by what sounds very much like a cockerel crowing. Has anyone else heard it?

I understand that this is what they do, and that it's unreasonable to expect them to stop. Which leads me to wonder just what sort of antisocial eejit would keep one in such a densely populated area in the first place. Grumble grumble grumble.

[Moos]

Ant, haven't heard the offending bird over here in Peckham, but you have my sympathy. And my salutations on the funniest thread title in quite a while!

[Siduhe]

Are you anywhere near the Horniman Museum? They definitely have one, and yes, we get woken up by it from time to time despite being a 10 minute walk away.

[SeanMacGabhann]

On the corner of Goodrich and Friern - I remember a few years back someone had one in their back garden. But not heard that for a while. I'm not too far from you Ant but I haven't heard anything

Sorry if it's affecting your sleep as well - but as moos says - the title is almost worth it ;-)

[boosboss]

There used to be one at The Elms Peckham Rye, but he couldn't tell the time and crowed at any time ;-)

[PeckhamRose]

Wasn't there a thread a while back from CWALD asking about keeping chickens?

[Michael Palaeologus]

CWALD should now be "Chav with a Chicken" = CWAC?

[ladida]

I understand that it's against Southwark Council's rules and regs to keep poultry, maybe something to do with foxes. You could always have a whinge to them about noise polution but they may have bigger cocks to fry.

[damzel]

It woke me a couple of mornings ago but in the cold light of the day, I thought I must've dreamt it! I quite fancy the idea of keeping chickens but keeping a cockerel in a built up area is a bit anti-social

[HonaloochieB]

May I also add my congrats for the thread title. This one and Steveo's 'Bull In A Chener Shop' are tip top.

[chicknic]

Hello,

Just wanted to clarify that I don't have a cockerel! I do however have 2 chickens (which is not against Southwark by-laws). The council are within their rights to remove a cockerel, but I think this falls within noise pollution regulation rather than anything to do with foxes.

There will be foxes in a neighbourhood whether you have chickens or not, I think they tend to lurk around our bins rather than the chickens - prob the nature of lazy urban foxes!

My chickens can occasionally be a bit noisy (when laying large eggs!), but as I keep them locked in their house until I get up in the mornings, it is never a problem. I would recommend them as pets whole heartedly...which other pet gives you a tasty breakfast every morning!?

Nic.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

I totally agree with chicknic - I have 4 chickens - all female, so no cock-a-doodle-dooing from my place thank you very much!

[Ant]

Up absurdly early again this morning. At first I couldn't hear the dreaded bird and was beginning to doubt my sanity. But then it piped up again. No doubt about it: some idiot is keeping a cockerel in East Dulwich.

Now... to find out where it is and get the council to remove it.

[eccentric]

As Siduhe mentioned it's the probably the bugger at the Horniman. We're on Underhill near Melford and subject to wind direction hear him most mornings. Chicken Merengo anyone?

[Only me!]

The good thing about Cockerals is that they are usually highly coloured & bold & as such make quite good targets.

Just allow for the wind, exhale & gently squeeze the trigger. Don't jerk at it.

[Ant]

Am at the Lordship Lane end of Landells, so I'd be surprised if it was the Horniman one. Also, if it was possible to hear him from here I'd have expected to have done so before now.

It sounds as if it's quite close by.

[LuvPeckham]

Is it a free range cockerel do you think ? ;-)

Personally I would welcome hearing such a wonderful early morning wake up call, it is nature at it's best and if someone is keeping one then they are more then likely doing it to increase the laying capacity of their chickens or maybe they are breeding chickens...

Be careful that you don't harm the bird (tsk tsk only me!) as the RSPCA may well have something to say about it... after all chickens have rights too... (unless they are in a cage, having their beaks removed and grown to enourmous sizes to satisfy the supermarket masses (6))

[surfbobby]

I live at the Harvester end of LL and am up at 5.30 most mornings and have been hearing the bird too. Doesn't wake me as I'm normally up or too hungover but it does remind me of one of my fav Seasick Steve songs - Rooster Blues

"Hey Mr Cock-a-doodle do

You better just watch what you do

Cos if I don't get my beauty sleep

Somethin' bad gonna happen to you"

[damzel]

Ant Wrote:

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> Am at the Lordship Lane end of Landells,

Me too but I haven't heard it since earlier this week. What time are you hearing it?

[Ant]

The pattern is that it wakes us around 5.00 then goes quiet until 6.30-7.00 when it clears the old pipes again. Then it gives it another go at around 8.30 to 9.00 just before I go to drop the kids at nursery.

[Only me!]

Just in case you are getting fed up with the early mornings.

Coq au Vin (rouge) recipe

(French for: Chicken cooked in red wine)

Ingredients for 4 people:

- Fresh chicken

- 1/2 bottle red wine

- 2 large onions (or 4 medium onions)

- ? pound (125 g.) of bacon

- 4 cloves garlic

- Bouquet garni (or 4 bay leaves)

- 1 cup (250 ml.) chicken broth (not absolutely required)

- Butter

- Flour

It would qualify as FRee Range. Mr Fernley Wittistal would approve.

Tempted yet?

[Ant]

Definitely, although from what I hear cockerel's aren't great for meat. Could probably boil it up for stock.

[luke dogwalker]

Mmm........... what would I rather wake up to(?) A cockerel or the usual sounds of sirens and city noise. Enjoy the crowing, you'll get used to it:)

[jim_the_chin]

Yes, cockerel heard by me and by another CRP resident - we reckon its in-between those two roads. lazy bugger it is though, it was going at about half eight this morning, needs new batteries for the alarm clock. beats the sound of sirens anyway. they should get a few sheep as well. or i should just move to the countryside.

[Ant]

The problem is that I'm not woken by the cockerel itself, but by wailing of the Antlings once it's woken them too early. I heard it at half eight this morning too, but you're doing him a disservice to call him lazy; that was an encore. This morning's main performance was around 5.00 a.m. as per usual.