5-6 week old chick crowing!

[Sylverfly]

My 5-6 week old chick is crowing, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing/hearing. The chicks are in a pen with the other chickens but separated and today one of the little ones with a larger comb then the others crowed like 5 times in a row after hearing the big rooster crowing. He puts his neck out straight all the little feathers stick up and a long chirpy screech sound comes out. I thought something was wrong with him at first but after watching him I realized he was attempting to crow and producing at least some kind of sound. He’s very protective of the other chicks and somewhat aggressive. Should I be worried about a hormone/chemical imbalance or is this perfectly normal.

 

[sheila3935]

Its normal I have a silkie/BCM mix that just crowed the other day for the first time and he is 6 weeks old. I also have a Delaware roo thats 7 weeks old no crow yet. My BR's crowed at 5-6 weeks.

 

[cackleberrycoop]

Ha Ha Ha, so cute! What breed is this little guy? I've had barred rocks start crowing at about five weeks; little high-pitched baby crows. It's pretty cute to me. The fact that he's crowing isn't a worry so much, but yeah, if he's already pretty aggressive and bossy, he's not likely to out grow those character traits.

 

[Sylverfly]

I believe he's a black mottled d'uccle bantam, and I double checked how old he is and he's 4 and a half weeks old. Anyone want a Future trouble roo, he’ll be pretty to look at and probably pretty good exercise to run from too, oh boy what am I going to do.

 

[MattalynsBarn]

Awww!! My little guy started making noises the others weren't at like 2 weeks. He's now 17 weeks and crowing like a pro!!

 

[cackleberrycoop]

Quote:
The trouble makers make the tastiest chicken pot pie.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZmK2tpFf0/

Julia Child was about 5 - 6 weeks when I took this video. We also wondered if something was wrong with him (dad said it sounded like a broken ooga horn ), but noooo, he was trying to crow, and therefore, was renamed Jules Verne shortly afterward...

He was a week younger than the others too. And he became one of the most aggressive of the roosters. He tried to spur my Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer socks. Only those socks. Rudolph is a threat I guess.

 

[ILChickenTV]

I have an old English game bantam that's only a week old and making funny crow-like chirps.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.