New breed ‘No crow roosters’

[nicalandia]

The larger the rooster, the stronger the sound, so bantams rooster do crow but its not that loud

 

[MysteryChicken]

The problem with breeding for roosters who crow quietly or not at all is that roosters like that are extremely rare. Also, many of them have a quiet/nonexistent crow due to environmental factors rather than genetic ones, so the trait doesn’t pass on to their offspring.

Uhm, the crow can be passed on genetically.

My Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock passed his screaming crow down to his son. Except his son's crow starts out like a JungleFowl, then ups it into a scream.

I'll get a video maybe later, if not tomorrow.

 

[WallyG74]

Wishing for a rooster that doesn’t crow is like me wishing for a contractor to come build a nice big pole barn on my place so my tractor doesn’t get wet every time it rains. You either have the money to change your situation or you don’t. If you can’t move to a place where roosters are accepted then deal with the terms set before you.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Uhm, the crow can be passed on genetically.

My Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock passed his screaming crow down to his son. Except his son's crow starts out like a JungleFowl, then ups it into a scream.

I'll get a video maybe later, if not tomorrow.

I’m not talking about how the crow sounds. I’m saying that non-crowing roosters are usually not crowing due to environmental factors, not genetic ones.

 

[BDutch]

Sigh.
Still waiting for a breeder with plenty of room who likes to create a new breed with soft crowing roosters.

City dwellers can’t and chicken lovers in the county don’t feel the urge.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The problem is that nearly all traits OP* has mentioned (crests, naked necks, ect) can from a gene mutation that was then targeted and purposely bred to increase the numbers

 

[raingarden]

But, there could be linkages. When you breed out the crow, you might loose other characteriestics as well..... like the urge to mate or manufacture sperm or something.

 

[Folly's place]

I wonder about that too. Crowing seems so linked to other masculine traits, and also the hen's response toward roosters.
I like the crowing, living in farm country, it sounds good to me.
Mary

 

[raingarden]

I just wish they could have a little imagination instead of repeating the same old call.... over, and over, and over.

 

[Folly's place]

Everyone can't be a mockingbird!!!
Worse yet, a parrot...