How young will they crow?

[Raptorchick]

Hi all My 7 serama fluffs hatched about 11 days ago, maybe 12? Boyfriend and I were just talking last night about getting a bigger, outdoor brooder.... Theres one tiny black fluff with a white chest that is always first. He hatched first, and clearly enjoyed running round to every chick trying to hatch and pecking them lol. He's actually not noisy, but he challenges my hands when I reach in, he tried to fly the day after hatch, you get the picture lol. Anyways, this morning I get up and hear the weirdest sound, I thought maybe one was hurt or something, very loud strangled peep. Found him standing very proud on top of his heat-box-thingy, made the noise 6-8 times. I was laughing too much to think about recording, I'll try to catch it tomorrow.... O did I mention his name is Napolean ? 11 days crowing ??? Anybody else had this happen ?

 

[sourland]

That may be a record. I've had bantams crow while in the brooder but more like 3 + weeks old.

 

[Shadrach]

Napolean sounds like he's going to be a real character.
I've got 8 roosters/cockerels here now and over the years I've had a lot more and I've never had one try to crow at 11 days!.....a month maybe.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I had one at 2 1/2 weeks start trying to crow more like a scratchy screech but he perfected his crow very early he turned out to be very big and mean as a hornet

 

[RollTideChicken]

Yep I've had them crowing in the brooder before. It's not often mind you and it is very funny.

 

[chuckachucka]

I recently had three little cockerels all crowing away by 8 weeks. And they were serama crosses. After that I can believe it could start even at two weeks. Apparently some little cockerels are just really eager to get on with becoming the Supreme Ruler of All (of so they like to believe...)

 

[Raptorchick]

Omygosh I hope hes not mean !! I have a bantam roo named Lil Britches with a similar story, but he was crowing around 3 weeks, hes a stinker now but manageable, and SOO loud, crows every hour or so lol. Imo I think its adorable, protecting his girls wen hes only as tall as their feet maybe Napolean had food stuck in his throat lol, it was such a strange peep haha... I introduced grit two days ago? I'll know tomorrow if it happens again lol...

 

[Birds of a Feather]

I had a frizzle cross that crowed at 5 days old.

 

[emrya]

so far my youngest is a bantam cochin at 6.5 weeks!

 

[BantyChooks]

I think @Happy Chooks had a 1 day old crow, and caught it on video too.