Little banty roo crowed....at 8 weeks?

[LuvinMyPeeps]

My little banty (which I thought might have been a girl until about a week when her cumb started to grow) wanted out with the other 2 chicks. So I took them all out. They were all sitting on my arm and all of a sudden she stuck her neck out really far, stretched her breast out (I thought 'she' was choking) and crowed....bokkkkkkaaaaaawwww! My mouth dropped open! hee....my little banty girl is a boy

hee. I think it's so cute. Sofar she's only done it twice... (I mean 'he'), but I prolly won't think it's so cute when he does it all the time in the house. They aren't fully feathered so I can't put them in the coop since it's not heated.

Just thought it was cute.

 

[lurky]

Mine started at 5 weeks. I know how you feel LOL I have seen others on here I THINK crow as early as 3 weeks. Mine is also a bantam.

 

[Southernbelle]

Wow!

Mine didn't crow for ages - not until they were about 4 months old! I love those first crows - they sound so funny!

 

[Attack Chicken]

What age will silkies start to crow?

 

[lurky]

I think it really varies with all breeds. My silkie roosters were all 5-6 months before they crowed. They were very difficult to sex because of this. They did not get streamers til 5 mos.

 

[LuvinMyPeeps]

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I know... I wish all roosters just crowed early and got it over with! That would be a lot easier for us wouldn't it!

 

[CK Chickadilly]

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My little guys started young too! They are about 12 weeks now & they still sound totally sick!

 

[Shared Acres]

LOL.

I have a few babies in the house. Waiting for them to start so I can BE SURE who the girls and boys are!

 

[speckledhen]

The earliest I've had a cockerel crow was 5 DAYS. Since then, I've had two crow at a week old. It is absolutely adorable!