Hen or roo? (Copper maran)

[Cat G]

She might stop crowing once the rooster starts crowing. Or she won’t…

I hope I only have one making noise! When do the boys usually start up? What age?

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

I hope I only have one making noise! When do the boys usually start up? What age?

I’m actually not sure completely as I just got my first cockerels a few months ago, but my Sebright cockerel started crowing right at 8 weeks old I believe. He crows every day now, but it’s very squeaky like.

 

[Cat G]

I’m actually not sure completely as I just got my first cockerels a few months ago, but my Sebright cockerel started crowing right at 8 weeks old I believe. He crows every day now, but it’s very squeaky like.

I bet that's adorable! I'll try to post a video of my boy when he starts to learn.

 

[HiEverybirdy]

Our Blue Copper Marans started at 3 weeks! He taught his Black Copper brother to crow by 5 weeks, which is also very early. Seems like the norm is 2-5 months.

Our Marans boys have the most pleasant crows. One is a big bird with a deep voice (read: quiet crow you can barely hear). The other sounds like a rooster recording. He has perfect pitch or something.

Our first ever cockerel learned the eggsong before he learned to crow. That threw me. It turns out boys can sing the song as much as the girls, often as a call-and-response when the ladies are laying, sometimes as an alarm.