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columbiacritter

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Jun 7, 2008
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What does roostre growling mean?

My roo walks around making a growling gurgling noise sometimes. It's not trouble breathing, it's definitely a sound he's choosing to make. The hens ignore him, but my husband wants to know if it's an aggressive noise.
 
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Roosters (and chickens in general) make all sorts of interesting sounds. Is there any sort of body posture he makes when he does this sound? It may give you another clue as to what he means.
 
He's pretty much spherical so he doesn't have a lot of body posture to speak of.
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He's a pure white Cochin we've nicknamed the StayPuft Marshmallow chicken.

The only thing that's consistent when he's growling is he's alert and paying attention to his surroundings rather than vegged out.

If he's doing it to get the girls attention it's not working because they completely ignore him 99% of the time when they not evading his hot stud muffin rooster moves.
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This guy barely raises his head to crow unlike my Dutch bantams who stretch out their whole bodies to yell as loud as they can.
 
Funny you should ask this today, I was outside playing with the baby ducks and all the chickens started doing a wierd growl, hens and roos too. I was going to post asking about it but you saved me the trouble! LOL thanks!
 
If he's trying to alert anybody is isn't working. The girls never even look up when he's growling. They usually just stand and watch the hawks circle if they even notice.
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I'm thinking he's trying to sound studly.
 
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Barry White of Chickens & Stay-Puf Marshmellow Chicken-- you guys crack me up. . . . .
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"You'll never find, as long as you live, a Roo who loves you, tender like I do!!! . . . . ."
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