Call me naive, but I used to think all roosters would sound the same. And then I got chickens 🤭 I was surprised to hear different variations from each of 3 boys.
It got me wondering how many variations are there? I'd love to know what your roos and cockerels say! Here's my 3 boys:
Pedro, my...
Hello everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read, I hope all is well for you and yours!
Our Dark Brahma rooster, Vegeta, is about 10 months old now. He has been crowing for several months but has always made some other weird noises too (almost like sneezing… it’s hard to describe, like a TCH...
My chick is 7 weeks old. Started making this strangled squawk yesterday. I thought chickens didn’t crow until 4-5 months? Is this my absolute confirmation this is a rooster? (I’ve suspected this one since they were 2 weeks old, but these are my first chicks, so didn’t want to jump to...
Hello, so last Saturday morning (4/9) my 6 year old rooster began singing as if he were losing his voice. I checked inside his beak and everything did look normal, but my sister said he was "breathing kinda hard" (which I didn't notice). Anyways, his voice returned in the afternoon and I thought...
Our rooster is VERY vocal…
He’s a 4month old serama bantam, lately when he crows it sounds almost painful, and at the end of his crow it sounds like a voice crack…should we be worried? Is there something to do to help?
Wish I could post a video for reference…
My Splash Silkie rooster's (almost 2yr old) crow isn't as vibrant and it has different sounds now.. he seems to be doing ok otherwise. It's been cold and wet here, so maybe he's tired of the weather .... :). anyone have experience? is this a sign of illness? thankx
Visiting many exhibitions and breeders I figuerd out that most chicken breeds have their breed-distinctiv crow sound. This could be an argument if you choose a certain breed - for you and your neighbors. Some crows sound nice, gentle and deep. Other crows sound (maybe?) a bit annoying. My...