Sexism indeed! But I hate roosters too. Not because they crow all night: i get used to that. It's their cocky attitude that bugs me (no pun intended). There are coyotes and such that eat the cheekins here, but no one can afford a properly fenced yard. What they do instead is close the doors to the chicken coops at night, and built the coops secure against intruders. Often, they are also 5 or 6 feet in the air.