Can chickens get laryngitis?

[ChickPeas]

My bantam rooster Iris has a high pitched crow, but since yesterday evening, he sounds like he's losing his voice. His crow sounds strained.

I don't think he was injured in anyway. Can a rooster lose his voice? He can be a little nasty man and attacks me fairly often. He's a teeny little thing but he packs a hard punch so when he comes at me, I swat him away. Now I'm petrified I've swatted him and hurt him somehow.

I don't think I did, but I'm worried about him...paranoid me is thinking cancer or something odd.

Any ideas? I don't know if I should take him to the vet or not.

 

[cowgirlup]

I have the same question, my rooster had a good crow and then all of a sudden this morning, he sounded like he had laryngitis. ???????????

 

[Bi0sC0mp]

how old is the roo

 

[cowgirlup]

He is about 6-8 months old.

 

[cowgirlup]

Hello???? Anybody else ever seen this before?

 

[Bi0sC0mp]

some do it while they still young they still devolpiling and have not got it down right just yet

 

[cowgirlup]

Well, he was crowing very well, this has been for about a month now, and then this morning I noticed the squeak........

 

[keljonma]

I think the other posters are right, it can happen to a maturing roo. Have you observed any other symptoms that would make you think he is ill? Are his droppings normal?

 

[ChickPeas]

Iris was born in March and is the alpha of a flock of 6 hens. He appears normal..he's his usual little brat self.

When are roos completely mature? You mean his voice could actually be changing again?