how often is normal for a rooster to crow???

My 27 week old silkie roo started crowing about a month ago. He crows every 10-13 SECONDS for hours. Is this normal? Is it because he is still a teenager? I don't mind the crowing but I see other posts that mention their roo's crow every 3-4 or even every 15 min. Is there any chance he will slow down as he gets older?

Also, does anybody know how far the sound travels to where it would be loud enough to wake up neighbors? The closest houses are about 50 yards away, and I am pretty sure the bedrooms are all on the far side of the house. The coop is only about 25 feet from the side of my house, my bedroom is in the front and I can really only hear him if my window is open. I think I am hyper sensitive to the sound because I worry it is bothering the neighbors. Just like when I hear a dog barking, I listen to see if its mine, if it's not, I just tune it out.
thanks

 

I am hoping that as he gets older, he won't feel the need to announce himself 4 times a minute. Any chance of that habit changing. Also, he only has one "girlfriend" and she isnt even laying yet. The grown up girls wont have anything to do with him, and he is afraid of them. Wasn't sure if the fact he isn't "getting any" (so to speak ) is what makes him so persistant in his crowing.

 

Quote:He is the only rooster around. Nobody has chickens that I am aware of, that's why I am concerned about the constant crowing. When I was growing up in this house 35+ years ago, there were chickens, peacocks, horses, even a couple cows up the road, now, I am the only one with anything close to farm animals.