crowing timeline

[lovinlife]

At what age does a rooster generally start to crow? If I remember correctly, my other roos started crowing around 12 weeks. Is that typical?

I have a splash Ameraucana that I suspect is a roo. It's 14 weeks old now and no crowing whatsoever. The only sign I have at all that it might be a roo is that the legs are pretty thick. Other than that, it seems fairly henish.

So, what I'm waiting for is the crowing to start, if it's a roo. When do they typically start to crow?

 

[One Acre Wonder Farm]

This depends on the individual roo. My bantam roos started at 7 weeks. My RIR started around 10 weeks. Some don't crow for much longer. Are their other roos in the pen? If so, then the less dominant one may not crow for a while...

 

[Marlinchaser]

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Yeah what she said, I have had some roos that were bottom of the pecking order stay silent for months after others were all crowing, I guess they figure if they dont crow they wont get picked on as much. BUT once they decided to crow, they had to get out all the crows they had held in.

So to answer your question, there is no set timeline.

 

[lovinlife]

I have another roo, but he's in a separate pen than the one in question. He's an EE and started crowing around 10 weeks. I'll just wait it out and see what happens, i guess.

 

[slewfoot100]

Our light Brahma just started at 11 weeks. He's not real good at it though. Scratchy belting out the cock part but the doodle do comes in loud and clear.

 

[norcal]

My BR roo started around 15 weeks. My other BR roo, whom is not the alpha male and is free ranging on his own, hasn't crowed yet at 17 weeks.

 

[The Zoo]

My 18 week old EE crowed twice 3 days ago and hasn't crowed again since then. Thank goodness.

 

[joedie]

My EE roo started at 7 wks. Sounded more like a croak instead of a crow but had it down pat within a few weeks.!

 

[lovinlife]

My roos have all started out sounding like a cow-in-a-can, you know the can you turn over and it makes a horrible Moooooo sound? LOL!

I was looking at the one in question today, and I'm seeing large legs, pointy neck feathers, and an underdeveloped tail compared to the known pullets of the same age. I think I have a very pretty Splash Ameraucana rooster on my hands. He has a completely flat comb, though. Smooth. And pink.

Might be time to take the EE rooster from hell to the processor to make room for a much better roo.