This cockerel was served with an anti-social behaviour warning after a complaint from an anonymous neighbour

Sue Farthing – the owner of a cockerel named Colonel who was served an ASBO warning because of his morning crows – has said the situation is 'upsetting.'

Colonel is being locked away in his coop overnight, and Sue has even blacked out the windows to help prevent his cock-a-doodle-doos.

Sue said the whole incident is 'insanity' and that Colonel only crows once in the morning and twice during the daytime.

The Community Protection Notice of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act warning gives Sue a week to reduce the noise, or the police could come and seize Colonel.

Sue said the incident showed how councils were 'intent' on destroying countryside life to appease city folk.

'I'm a law-abiding citizen, and to have an ASBO threatened against me and Colonel is insanity. It's out of proportion for the situation.

'It sets a bad precedent for the future of the countryside. The council seem intent on destroying this way of life. Colonel and my chickens are my pets. This is not for farming purposes or financial gain.'