Cockerel not Crowing Yet

[Windy Lane]

I have a 23 week old Blue/Black Orpington cockerel that has not crowed or announced when food is available for 27 hens. He is fighting with other hens and mostly chasing and fighting with our most submissive hen. He tried bumping me once but mostly will come running to me and I can pick up.

Not sure he is worth keeping around. Any advice appreciated.

 

[chrissynemetz]

He's young, so he's still learning how to be a rooster. Give him a bit more time to figure out what he's doing.

 

[Chicken101-07]

He is still young,also if there is more cockerels with him,only the one in top of the pecking order will crow from what I've seen,if there is not,everything is done with patience .Hope this helps

 

[MotherHen75]

I’ve had a bantam cockerel crow at nine weeks, and my rhode island red rooster nearly took a whole year. I think bantams mature faster, the big guys take a while though. Just give him some time and he’ll blow your ears off soon enough.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Ok so I'm partial to Orpingtons ... He is young but so very handsome. Having had mostly Orps in my years of chickens, give him a couple more months. Orps are slower to mature but so worth the wait