Can a rooster try to crow at 1 week old?

[proudmomofpgt]

I have 4 chicks. I have one (a brown leghorn) who appeared to be sick because she was behaving differently. She was craning her neck and making strange noises different than her typical chirp. She also was sneezing a little. There is no discharge and the sneezing has decreased, so I'm not too concerned with that. However, as I look at the craning of the neck and different sound 'it' makes, I'm thinking it appears to be trying to crow. Is this absurd to be thinking this of one so young? Or could there be something else wrong? These are my first chicks, so I'm very new to all this.

thank you,
Proud Mom of 3

 

[becky3086]

I would say that there is something else wrong though I don't know what.

 

[HorseFeathers]

I don't think that is normal to crow at one week (but I may be wrong). It sounds like a medical problem to me. I've asked the mods to move this into the "Emergencies" section.

Could you answer the following questions? It will help us try to diagnose what is wrong.

Are the other chicks exhibiting these symptoms?
Where are you keeping the chicks? What is in the enclosure with them?
Is the chick's crop feeling normal?

We have had one chick do that in the past and she died. We have had several adult hens with crop problems (impacted, sour) do that as well, and they recovered.

 

[High Roost Ranch]

Not likely to be crowing, more like a respiratory issue. When the males (2 months old or so) start to crow it sounds more like a screech than anything.

 

[proudmomofpgt]

The 'crow' does sound like a quiet screech, to answer the last comment. (High Roost Ranch)

For HorseFeathers: No other chicks are acting like this one (which also pushes the other chicks around somewhat).
They are in a wire dog kennel with cardboard on the sides, pine bedding on the floor, a bulb hanging from the top.
I'm not sure about the crop. I felt around and compared it to my other Leghorn and they feel similar. If you give more specifics, I can check again. I just feel bone.

Thank you all for your help and input. My youngest is happy thinking it's a rooster, but was in tears beforehand thinking her chickie might die. I know almost nothing here, but am reading a lot. So I really appreciate your help and experience.

Proud Mom of Power, Grace & Taylor

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Separate that chick from the others!! I had bought some pullets then decided I wanted a cockerel after all. I bought the bird from the same person.

He started making a noise that I was having trouble differentiating from a cough or crow? Well, within days, one by one, the pullets all became sick.

I discovered that it was indeed a cough and that he had already infected all the girls. When I contacted the seller I was told that she had had Coryza in in her flock.
She had lost some birds to the illness, culled 17 and was pretty sure she got it all....well, she didn't. I ended up returning the pullets to her. A couple of weeks later she
called me and said that her entire flock had had a virus (duh) and that she lost one.

Not saying that your birds are infected, especially if they came from a hatchery. Just beware and separate your bird from the others. Keep her warm and
give her some extra TLC. Hopefully it's no big deal and you can return her to her flock mates when she stops coughing...and no, roosters don't start crowing
that young.

Heres a link about Coryza : http://www.fowlvisions.com/?p=338