I believe i have a roo not sure and i think he is trying to crow

[countrygirl911]

hi i have a 7 to 8 week old RIR i think is a roo but not quite sure yet but i notice that when i go outside the other chicks that age makes a peeping sound but this chicken sounds like he or she is gurgling water almost sounds like a pigeon and it walks around like it is trying to strut its stuff lol Is this a roo and is that sound the begining f him/her trying to get started crowing

any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[MMPoultryFarms]

definatly a RiR roo notice how the RiR hen has a yellowish comb they can turn pinkish also I am gonna have to say thats 100% roo i have 40 RiR's at the moment. Doesnt mean I am accurate.

 

[undergroundchickens]

Looks like a Roo. I have two RIRs that are 15 weeks and they don't have even half that much growth and color on the waddles and comb. Sorry.

 

[speckledhen]

It's a rooster. No doubt.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Yup.

 

[countrygirl911]

ok ty but what about the gurgling sound he makes almost sound like he trying to gurgle water it is similar to a pegion sound is that him trying to start to use his voice and start crowing soon i just can not wait to hear his first attempt at crowing

 

[bakerjw]

I have a pair of Silver Sebrights that have started to crow over the last week or so. Although they are bantams which adds to the cuteness their raspy little crows are adorable.

 

[katdam]

should start in a couple of weeks...mine sounded like a broken horn when he started!!!! at first i was like you got to be kidding me, but he has praticed alot and sounds much better..he's not very loud but i'm sure that will change!! i have 4 RIR roos and only 1 crows...thank GOD!!!

 

[gryeyes]

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Oh, yes! I, too, have two Silver Sebright roos starting to crow this week. They make me giggle, but I still cheer 'em on.

And I suppose a "gurgle" could describe the earliest attempts at large fowl crowing. The next step is a strangled cow sound. Then comes the raspy "err a err err errrr." After that, your RIR will get a good crow on.

 

[MMPoultryFarms]

My first Black austrlope crowed this week if i had to relate the sound to something it was like a kids toy gun that makes noise and the batterys died mid stroke. 3 days later he is crowing well just not real loud. I am sure you are hearing his first attempts at announcing its his yard lol