Are certain breeds of roosters quieter than others?

[mountainchick5]

I have 2 roosters (cockerals) a silkie and polish that are about 12 -14 weeks old now, they haven't started crowing yet. I was wondering if certain breeds of roosters are quieter than others? My silkie hardly even makes a chicken sound at all, he's very quiet and on the bottom of the pecking order, very sweet though, and keeps to himself. The polish is quiet too, the pullets make more noise than they do. My Welsumer pullet sounds like a goose, but that's another story. I was just wondering if it depends on the individual chicken, or if certain breeds are louder than others? I have too many roo's as it is, and the louder they are , the more likely they'll be the ones to go!

 

[One Acre Wonder Farm]

If you keep several roos then it is likely that those lower on the pecking order do not crow often, sometimes not at all, in order to avoid a flogging from the alpha roo.

I think that the volume/fequency of crowing depends on the individual bird rather than the breed...

The woman I got my roo from said that he never crowed, but he was not the only roo she had. When I got him home, where he was the only roo, he began to crow like a pro!

 

[erthymom2]

i have a big Silkie roo that crows loud n. proud several times a day. I have a Buff Orpington Roo that I never hear from other then an occassional "cawww" after the silkie goes off. The BO is very attentive and the first guy there to try new things - just really laid back and not vocal.

 

[mountainchick5]

I just can't imagine my silkie making a crowing sound, the sound he makes doesn't even resemble a chicken sound. Erthymom2 I have a BO pullet that's the sweetest thing ever! I just love her, I think that breed is wonderful altogether. I guess I'll just wait and see who causes me or the girls grief.

 

[elmo]

Serama roosters are supposedly the quietest rooster. Their crow is usually only about 1/3 the volume of a full sized rooster.