Cockerel Crowing

[MotherOfChickens]

I have what is probably a silly question about cockerels crowing.... Is it possible to have a cockerel that only crows maybe a few times in the morning and that be it and continue that behavior on into maturity? Or do their crowing patterns usually change? And are there some rooster breeds that crow more than others?

 

[Chickassan]

Nope, as long as they live they'll crow and they'll do it whenever they feel like it. Most don't develop patterns but rather have more crow days and less crow days and as far as I know breed has no effect on crowing " besides bantams just having smaller crows."

 

[Lazy Farmer]

From dawn to dusk they crow. It's a form of communication.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

Nope, as long as they live they'll crow and they'll do it whenever they feel like it. Most don't develop patterns but rather have more crow days and less crow days and as far as I know breed has no effect on crowing " besides bantams just having smaller crows."

I was just curious about it because my cockerel has been crowing for 3 weeks. he hasn't yet perfected his "manly" crow. He crows maybe 3 to 6 times in a row between 530 and 6 in the morning and then he is quiet the rest of the day and night. I was just wondering if he would stay that way or start crowing more as he gets older. He is 11 weeks old.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Some roosters do crow less but not too many.Crowing patterns do change as they age.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

From dawn to dusk they crow. It's a form of communication.

My cockerel only crows from 530 to 6... and only 3 to 6 times and then he is quiet the rst of the day and night. As he gets older, will he crow more?

 

[MotherOfChickens]

Some roosters do crow less but not too many.Crowing patterns do change as they age.

That is what I was wondering

 

[Chickassan]

Ohhh, he's just a speck! He will definitly crow more, he's just praticeing right now. The specks do tend to stick to morning, that will totally change.

I was just curious about it because my cockerel has been crowing for 3 weeks. he hasn't yet perfected his "manly" crow. He crows maybe 3 to 6 times in a row between 530 and 6 in the morning and then he is quiet the rest of the day and night. I was just wondering if he would stay that way or start crowing more as he gets older. He is 11 weeks old.

 

[Kessel23]

The amount of crowing will change with the seasons. If there are other rooster nearby then that can increase crowing to, my neighbor had a rooster a few years ago and every time he would crow all of my roosters would respond. Crowing is at its highest around March and April, this is the "breeding season" for chickens and the roosters will sometimes crow 5 or more times a minute and then take a little break and go at it again. Rooster will crow all day long to communicate with other roosters. A rooster can determine the strength of another rooster based on how loud and how often it crows. Roosters crow to say "this is my territory" and they try to intimidate other roosters. Cockerels usually start to crow at dusk and at dawn, when they are just off or still on the roost. When he gets older he will crow all day long.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

My cockerel only crows from 530 to 6... and only 3 to 6 times and then he is quiet the rst of the day and night. As he gets older, will he crow more?

Depends on his mood.. so yes. I have 30+ boys. It is almost non stop communication. Ear plug city.