Crowing Chicks?

[Clucknut]

First time with OEGBs, and these straight-run chicks are still surprising me. At 5 weeks, I’m just starting to be able to tell the cockerels from the pullets.
Any doubts were removed this morning when about half of them started extending their necks, throwing their heads back, and letting out a very shrill little, “EEE-ee-EEEEE!!!”
…At only 5 weeks?

 

[AKsmama]

Yep, not unusual. Some crow as early as 2 weeks. Cute, isn't it? (For now, anyway!)

 

[Clucknut]

Cute, isn't it? (For now, anyway!)

Please tell me (So I can reasure my wife.) that banty roos aren't as loud as the layers and meat birds I've raised in the past!

Seems like they were all clucking before the roos tried to crow.

This is my first flock with the intention that they will be "pets."
I think I made a good choice with the OEGBs. They're very entertaining. (Even the wife likes em.)

 

[Doodle_Doo]

not as noisy but just as frequent they will crow like crazy but its funny to hear the little peep squeak voices

i had my only oegb crow at 3 weeks when he heard my duccle and serama (cockerels)back then crow at 3 days short of a full month..

funny little things but after a while wow!!
it was time to stay outside for good

 

[AKsmama]

I don't have bantams (my cats don't bother my standards, but they would take out bantams), but every time I have heard a bantam, it's always been a "tiny" crow. At least compared to my 5 big boys. My daughters and I laugh our heads off at poultry shows when we hear the bantams crow. But again, I am not the best to advise, since my 5 have big loud crows and those don't bother me at all!

 

[suzeqf]

banty roos love to sing

 

[Nystra]

My roo sounded like a girl being strangled when he first started crowing. Mine was a late bloomer... He didn't crow till he was almost 5months old! he is a EE .. cause me and the boyfriend to go running outside in our Pjs expecting to find someone being murdered in our woodshed. found my chickens instead hahaha