Does a rooster’s crowing attract predators?

[TerryBowleg]

is crowing like a dinner bell to daytime predators? Dogs, coyotes, bobcats, foxes etc

 

[DLA]

Possibly could attract some attention, the sound may induce them come to check out what's making the noise. If you have a predator that has successfully hunted chickens before and associates the sound with a meal then certainly like a dinner bell but for one that hasn't then it would be more like curiosity than dinner bell.

 

[Red Mangrove]

I've never noticed any correlation between crowing and predation. Sometimes I've noticed a rooster go from silence to crowing as a reaction to a predator, but they never just show up after the crowing itself

 

[TerryBowleg]

Possibly could attract some attention, the sound may induce them come to check out what's making the noise. If you have a predator that has successfully hunted chickens before and associates the sound with a meal then certainly like a dinner bell but for one that hasn't then it would be more like curiosity than dinner bell.

I've never noticed any correlation between crowing and predation. Sometimes I've noticed a rooster go from silence to crowing as a reaction to a predator, but they never just show up after the crowing itself

The reason I ask is because I’ve had hens for a year and never had a daytime attack, and I got a rooster yesterday and had a daytime attack the same day. Just seemed like an odd coincidence

 

[DLA]

If you had an attack then the predators were around already. Why they didn't bother you before that I couldn't say. I hope you didn't suffer any losses to your flock.

 

[TerryBowleg]

If you had an attack then the predators were around already. Why they didn't bother you before that I couldn't say. I hope you didn't suffer any losses to your flock.

I’m thinking it was a stray roaming dog. Thankfully no fatalities, just a beat up rooster but he’s going to be ok.

 

[fluffycrow]

Yes, and no. Yes because any sound would attract a hungry enough predator. A hen sounding the escort call, or any other chicken sound/call has the same affect. All those things make predators aware of the area's activity. But no. That does not mean you'll get an attack after your male crows

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Both yes and no. One use of crowing, along with general dominance, is to scare off any predators that may have snuck up during the night. That has its faults, because sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Most of the time, it doesn't, because crowing basically alerts all predators you have chickens that could make a good snack. But the predator might be wary to attack when they see a rooster, especially a loud one.

Overall, crowing has a rare chance of being connected to a sudden attack, but it may be possible because of the loud noise.