Do roosters make more noise when there's two of them?

[msm123]

I've got twelve hens and one rooster, and I don't know their breeds. I live in a neighborhood where there are friendly neighbors but there could still be a noise complaint. I wanted an EE rooster so that I could breed for egg colors. I don't know if the new rooster will make it a lot worse. Does anyone have suggestions?

 

[Cotton42]

Roosters are known to get into crowing contests. 2 will almost certainly be louder than 1.

 

[msm123]

Will they actually get louder or will they crow more?

 

[donrae]

Definately more, I'm not sure they could be louder at times lol. It's called competitive crowing and can go on for a LONG time.

 

[happyhensny]

We have 4 and I can tell by their voice who is who. They do like to crow at each other. Once one starts they all join in the fun!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Yes, more than one roo makes for more crowing (more than twice the crowing for two roos).

 

[dainerra]

It depends on your roosters.

You can have 2 dominant roosters - both want to be in charge. This equals squabbling and crowing contests and a general ruckus.

You can have 2 dominant roosters - share duties - both will crow and call to the hens but they work together. No crowing contests or fighting but can still be pretty loud.

1 dominant 1 submissive rooster - 1 does all the crowing and the other hides in the background and doesn't make a fuss

2 roosters who are just quiet - neither one makes a lot of noise and can actually be quieter than 1 rooster who happens to be noisy.

 

[msm123]

My other rooster is most likely a black leghorn that's been crowing for almost a month. The other rooster will be the same age, but it just started crowing.