2 roo's only one crows!?!?!?

[PhlyinPheBee]

Is is normal to have 2 roo's in a yard with hens and have only one of them crow??? I know by the tail feathers and neck ones that he is a roo. He just does not do anything rooish. The other roo crows starting at 5 am and will go until 8 pm.

 

[pgpoultry]

If your crowing roo is very dominant, the non-dominant one may keep quiet. Crowing is a territorial/sexual thing, so the alpha male always does most if not all of it.

I am (un)fortunate enough to have 4 roosters with no real dominance of one over another and they crow endlessly!

Sandie

 

[gritsar]

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Exactly. Sometimes if the alpha is a very dominant, the other(s) keep quiet. For them to crow would be a challenge to the alpha and that involves butt whoopin's.

 

[PhlyinPheBee]

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Exactly. Sometimes if the alpha is a very dominant, the other(s) keep quiet. For them to crow would be a challenge to the alpha and that involves butt whoopin's.

that works for me!!!!! I really like the non crowing one. He is so sweet. The crower is a rumpless Araucana!!

 

[sourland]

If you remove the dominant rooster, the non dominant will start crowing within a week.

 

[norcal]

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Yes, this happened with us last fall.

But, both wound up being mean, and well, dinner.