3mo Pullet crowing solutions?

[Proxyn]

They are all very cute. Often times when cockerels first start crowing they sounds ridiculous. I personally love the first crows because they put so much effort into it and sound so funny. Takes about 2 to 3 weeks before they start to sound like your classic rooster crow from my experience.

I’ve never had a rooster sound so… hollow? I’m not really sure how to explain it. It’s more whistle-y than raspy which really threw me off.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I’ve never had a rooster sound so… hollow? I’m not really sure how to explain it. It’s more whistle-y than raspy which really threw me off.

Birds are all different and individuals. They won’t all sound the same.

 

[notabitail]

Please send a picture of the eggs when it starts laying. I'd be really interested in seeing them.

 

[Appalachickens]

I think your bird might be auditioning to be the next model for this wine.

 

[Tib]

My RIR boy started crowing a week ago, we were expecting it and knew he was a he (Fred) and that crow is pathetic like he has a collar on. Real raspy and weak and sounds pathetic - as you described.

Today while cleaning the grill (not in front of the chickens!) he crowed a little better and completed the doddle-do part since we have about 4000 hawks in the area and one is screeching he seems to have gotten a bit fussy about it. Again as expected.

He's friendly, easy to hold, talks to us and generally is a cool dude. Did a great job of integrating the two flocks of kids together but we fully expected to rehome/dispatch him once we got here - and hate to see him go but I don't plan to breed and want eggs. We have been filtering out the requests for him from the typical flakes.

He's almost twice the size of the pullets. It's funny watching him show the girls the nesting boxes, tibitting and other rooster things.

I'm expecting an egg or two any day now as the first two girls have swollen up combs and waddles turned bight red this week. He's been trying to mount the girls but they are still trying to figure it out. 18 weeks old, so a little early still. The nasty heat probably put them off kilter though.

Just to give you an idea the difference, the girls combs and waddles today look like his did over a month or so ago. And still very hen sized. Smaller than these pictures. The Barred Rock our friend took for his new flock looks just like yours.