Yep, he's a boy. There is a lot of variation in crowing. Some crow seldom and early and others do it throughout the day. I am not able to keep roos due to city rules, but I've had a few straight runs so have ended up with a few roos over the years. I had one I thought I would keep as he started out crowing only a couple of times in the morning and I thought if I just kept them confined to the coop until he was done, I'd be okay. Unfortunately, as he grew into the role more and more, he crowed more and more. One Sunday he crowed ALL day long and we knew it was time for him to leave us.