My rooster can’t crow

[Estrella]

Ok, so I have this 8 month old rooster, father is my Buff Orpington in the picture, and mother unknown; could be anyone of my ladies but Rooster Jr looks a lot like his dad. They even hang out together, like nap togehter midday. He started crowing 12 weeks ago, you know when they sound like they have the hickups? And he still sounds the same! He’s super heathly and loving the girls, but his crow is just extremly ”under developed” or what you should call it? I am NOT complaining, but just wanted to see if any of you here have the same ”issue”?

 

[theoldchick]

Sure! Every rooster has their own unique crow. Some more than others.

 

[Papaye]

Hi.

He started crowing 12 weeks ago, you know when they sound like they have the hickups? And he still sounds the same! He’s super heathly and loving the girls, but his crow is just extremly ”under developed” or what you should call it? I am NOT complaining, but just wanted to see if any of you here have the same ”issue”?

It is, in fact, not unusual for a rooster's crow to take months to sound right.

You don't have to worry about it.
Just wait patiently for your boy to train, correct his voice by himself.

 

[2ndTink]

If he is so healthy otherwise, he's just having a long stint of rooberty, his crow may change or he may just be unique.

 

[BDutch]

Cherish his voice it as long as it lasts.
If he still has no mature voice at 1.5 yo you can sell him for a lot of money to someone with hens who lives in a town.

I asked once if it would be possible to ‘create’ or breed rooster with a soft voice. Bc lots of people cant have roosters who are loud. Nobody who could make this work, is interested.
City dwellers were but for them its impossible to start such a project.

 

[Cloverfluff]

I've got a rooster that I'm still waiting for to crow. His sister has already started laying.

 

[Tired old Rooster]

Sure! Every rooster has their own unique crow. Some more than others.

Exactly this. My previous roo had a crow that was so loud, I'm surprised people in Buenos Aires didn't lodge a noise complaint, which always ended with a sound you would expect to hear if someone fell down the staircase while playing the bagpipes.

My new roo, Galoot, sounds right but is really quiet. Like he is discretely inquiring if anyone is out there.

 

[BDutch]

I had to rehome all my cockerels after they started to crow early in the morning.

2015 Tommy (Dutch bantam)
2018 Oscar (naine de Tournaisis)
2021 Kwik (bantam RIR)
2024 Tintin (bantam Sulmtaler)
2025 Whisky (bantam Amrock)
Several cockerels without a name have left in an earlier stage (no name).

Even the little ones had loud voices. Kwik my bantam RIR had the deepest voice, which was less annoying. I really would have like to keep one.

 

[Estrella]

Cherish his voice it as long as it lasts.
If he still has no mature voice at 1.5 yo you can sell him for a lot of money to someone with hens who lives in a town.

I asked once if it would be possible to ‘create’ or breed rooster with a soft voice. Bc lots of people cant have roosters who are loud. Nobody who could make this work, is interested.
City dwellers were but for them its impossible to start such a project.

I am feeling pretty content with Jr, was thinking to breed from him if the soft/non existent crow continues, see if it’s inherited. All my previous roosters (I have sold 20+) all started out like hickups but quickly moved on to sounding like dad… As in, a normal, loud rooster. Very pleased with this guy though, his sisters started laying 12 weeks ago as well, and they all lay huge eggs. Can’t even hear him unless you’re nearby.