Pullet not clucking?

[chickengirl2016]

Agree. Cockerel. He'll be beautiful too....once he grows into those legs.

You said you're not allowed cockerels where you live; what a pity to have to rehome such a good looking bird

Although if he keeps being mute you can keep him! Those laws are in place because of the noise.
Just think if you started a new line of crow free roosters you would get rich!!

I know, right?! He still hasn't made a peep in the crow/cluck department so we are praying he just stays a silent pretty little bird. we are getting prepared to sell him/give hi away if he even begins to crow though... I wonder if him being a runt will influence his voice at all. he grew so slow for like 4 weeks, to the point where my girls were all double his size!

I only have one other question for you guys, since we now know that she is a he, when do they typically start getting aggressive with the females? and if for some reason we get uber lucky and he doesn't crow, is 5 hens enough or would he need to be placed with a bigger flock elsewhere? Would hate to see my hens hurt by him because there wasn't enough of a buffer with more hens...

 

[chickengirl2016]

That is a doodle, you should be hearing crowing any day now. The latest iv'e see was 6 months but normal is around 3 or 4 months.

It's a cockerel, and crowing can start at any time from weeks old to as old as 6 months or more depending upon the bird.

Thank you! I'm hoping he gives us a little bit of time to make some plans before he starts crowing!

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Cockerel

 

[LRH97]

I only have one other question for you guys, since we now know that she is a he, when do they typically start getting aggressive with the females? and if for some reason we get uber lucky and he doesn't crow, is 5 hens enough or would he need to be placed with a bigger flock elsewhere? Would hate to see my hens hurt by him because there wasn't enough of a buffer with more hens...

Roos will usually start mating at around 4-5 months or so. He should never be aggressive to your hens. Chicken mating is not at all graceful, so it may look aggressive at first, especially if your hens have never been bred. After a while, they'll get the act down and it'll be a quick process. Five girls for one roo should be fine. I keep my ratio at one roo to every ten or so hens. Unfortunately, once he finds his urge to mate, he's sure to find his urge to crow as well.

 

[PachecoPeeps]

We just finally rehomed our blue laced red Wyandotte cockerel. He finally started crowing this week at 19 weeks! He was the longest cockerel we’ve ever kept because he was so slow to mature.

Just be prepared when he does crow it won’t be the cute baby attempts. It will be loud.