Brahmas

[Michael OShay]

Thank you for your comments this is upsetting for my daughter who is 16 and has raised this little one and we were told it was a pullet, are roosters from this breed very loud?

Brahmas are relatively quiet as roosters go, however they still crow and if you have grumpy neighbors they will likely complain about it. Even worse, if you live in an area that does not allow roosters, you will likely be cited at some point. If you are concerned about the neighbors, I would strongly recommend re-homing him and keeping only hens. Take it from one who has been there, your daughter will get over it. )

 

[BorealisChick71]

Thank you for your comments this is upsetting for my daughter who is 16 and has raised this little one and we were told it was a pullet, are roosters from this breed very loud?

Mine are all still pretty young, hatched in May, so just 4 months old right now, so I can't personally say how they are once they really get going. But so far, only one of my Light Brahma's has taken to crowing, it is really not a very loud noise at all. The other two Light Brahma's have not made any inclination towards crowing yet, nor has my Dark Brahma. As a matter of a fact, my Dark Brahma has been the slowest of the lot of them in development even as far as feathering in goes. They are also some of the most mellow birds in my flock though, and they've been quite the joy so far!

 

[Michael OShay]

Mine are all still pretty young, hatched in May, so just 4 months old right now, so I can't personally say how they are once they really get going. But so far, only one of my Light Brahma's has taken to crowing, it is really not a very loud noise at all. The other two Light Brahma's have not made any inclination towards crowing yet, nor has my Dark Brahma. As a matter of a fact, my Dark Brahma has been the slowest of the lot of them in development even as far as feathering in goes. They are also some of the most mellow birds in my flock though, and they've been quite the joy so far!

Most cockerels begin crowing somewhere around 5 months, but some take considerably longer than that and on rare occasions, it may be almost a year. Brahmas are a slower maturing breed than most, and as I stated in my post, they are not typically loud as roosters go. However, I've raised lots of them over that past 50 years and I can tell you from lots of experience that they will all begin crowing at some down the road.