Rooster growling???????

[centrarchid]

Roosters and hens each make several sounds that can be loosely described as growls. One means do not touch me. Another means git out of my way. These sounds even you as a human can distinguish. My yard hen growls when dog gets too close to bitties. She produces another growl as she charges him (usually a bluff) and produces yet another higher pitched growl as she flogs him. Scoob (dog) seems to now meanings of various growls very well. The growls also intended for chicks which seems to tell them stay back. A slightly different growl by hen tells them to crouch down / seek cover. Used when hawk spotted.

Rooster uses very low pitch growl when walking up to juveniles not his own when they are eating at feeder. Juveniles get out of his way. He does not growl at his chicks and they ignore him. You gotta be close to hear some of these sounds because they appear intended only for short range communication.

 

[202roosterlane]

WOW, awesome replies

Yes I think most of his growling was inside the coop when I was working/hammering. Sometimes when I was hanging out in thier run too long. Great info and thank you everyone. I am going to keep a better eye on when he growls and see whats up.

 

[bobbieschicks]

I know this is an old thread - but today two of my rooster chicks growled at me for the first time! LOL! I went out in the rain to check on everyone and had my white hooded sweatshirt on - I was peeking in through the run at the babies and the Leghorn roos must have not liked it because the two big ones rushed over and got up on the trashcans and both of them growled at me. At first I thought something was behind me - but then I realized it was me they were growling at. I think I must have seemed rather threatening to them as they have never growled like that before.