Constant crowing from cockerel

[Katejc]

So I have a 17 week old silkie cockerel, he was an early crower so he has been crowing for awhile. The last week he has been crowing incessantly. It starts at sun rise and goes on for at least an hour. Our temp coop. Is our sun room attached to the front of the house off our kitchen, if he hears or sees us in the kitchen it kicks off another 20 minutes of constant crowing. We are hoping to keep him, please tell me its just a phase. This morning I brought him in the house out of anxiety that our neighbours could hear (its a fairly quiet, silkie like crow) and then when I put him back out and he did it again I opened the door each time and said “No” and gave him a light poke with the broom. He is a very nice rooster so far and I don’t want to make him skittish over this though. Any idea?

 

[Mamas_Looney_Farm]

I don’t really know if how you could FIX a rooster /stop him from crowing, but when my rooster crows, he’s usually trying to tell me something, like It’s time to eat, or Wake up, or Somethings in the coop!. He also crowed a lot when I had only him by himself. He really missed his girls. Do you have other chickens?

 

[Trimurtisan]

In my experience, which is little, there's not much you can really do. I agree with the above comment too. It's a form of communication. We have 9 fellas here. Some are more vocal than others.

Also, please do not use a no crow collar. Different people have different opinions of them. I feel like it's an inhumane answer to "fix" something that is not broken.

 

[Mamas_Looney_Farm]

Personally I feel that roosters will crow no matter what and that you shouldn’t try to CHANGE them. If crowing bothers you then simply don’t own a rooster I agree with @Trimurtisan no-crow-collars are cruel.

 

[Katejc]

Personally I feel that roosters will crow no matter what and that you shouldn’t try to CHANGE them. If crowing bothers you then simply don’t own a rooster I agree with @Trimurtisan no-crow-collars are cruel.

I think my question was more asking if this is due to his age. Saying “don’t own a rooster” is pretty unhelpful as I got them as chicks and didn’t really have control of their gender. Roosters are not easy to re-home and usually end up dead. I think me posting to get advice is better then him being dead. I also never mentioned a no crow collar. I think of it as a barking dog. Rather then get rid of the dog, I will do what I can to help the situation. If you don’t have any advice then please don’t reply. Yes I have 2 other chickens in with him.

 

[Nor-Cal Chickens]

Maybe the young fella is just happy to be alive and wake up in the morning. Good thing Silkies aren't known to be the loudest and possibly its just him announcing he's here and this is his home and gals. Wait it out and see what happens.

 

[getaclue]

Some are more vocal than others, and when younger, seem to be impressed with themselves, and their crowing. Most of mine settle down some with age. I would not worry too much about stressing the neighbors, if you are allowed to have him, and he's not overly close to their bedroom window(s). Believe it or not, with a little time, people get used to it. Anyone that can get used to city sounds, of sirens blaring at all hours, dogs barking, etc., given time, will become accustomed to the crowing too.

 

[featheredplanets]

He could mellow out when he becomes a rooster (1year) but there’s no guarantee or way to know for sure unfortunately. Like dogs, some bark at everything, some maybe bark once or twice.

I would check, if you haven’t already, if you can legally own male chickens where you live. In a lot of built up areas they’re illegal due to the noise. If you are faced with rehoming, Silkies are quite easy to rehome, if he’s good quality someone may want him for their ladies. I had an unexpected Silkie cockerel, he crowed like yours all day but it was loud, he got a home with some bantam girls not too far away. Hope you can keep him!

 

[Trimurtisan]

I think my question was more asking if this is due to his age. Saying “don’t own a rooster” is pretty unhelpful as I got them as chicks and didn’t really have control of their gender. Roosters are not easy to re-home and usually end up dead. I think me posting to get advice is better then him being dead. I also never mentioned a no crow collar. I think of it as a barking dog. Rather then get rid of the dog, I will do what I can to help the situation. If you don’t have any advice then please don’t reply. Yes I have 2 other chickens in with him.

That was kind of rude. I'm guessing you haven't read many rooster threads here. It's a sensitive subject for those of us who do keep and love them. A lot of people seem to think they can control a roosters crow, but you can't.

A dog is a bad example too. You can train a dog to be quite.

You can completely avoid cockerels as day old chicks too. So saying there is "no control" is wrong. It's the entire reason people breed sex linked chickens.

I mentioned the no crow collar. That's because if these types of threads go on long enough, someone is going to recommend it. You don't seem very experienced with roosters, so I was trying to nip it in the bud before someone made it sound like humans gift to roosters.

If you are not capable of accepting other opinions without being rude, maybe you should not be asking the internet for advice. You don't have to take anyone's advice, obviously. Not owning roosters though, would indeed be advice.

I would talk with your neighbors and see if it's even an issue with them.

Anyways, best of luck with your cockerel, and have a wonderful day.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I agree with the others, there's really no way you can make him crow less. Some are just incredibly vocal fellas. My daughter had one who would crow literally all day!
Most cockerels do sort of mellow a bit with the crowing as they mature, but it's no guarantee. Some boys just really like to talk.