Rooster won't crow in front of me

[NellaBean]

My Jersey Giant rooster is relatively "quiet". Or at least I thought he was until I started hearing crowing from far away. My other Evil Rooster used to crow whenever he darn well pleased, including when I was standing right in front of him.

My other guy won't crow in front of me. I was only able to catch him crowing one time by sneaking around the corner of the garage and caught him in the act. Now I hear him when I am in other parts of the yard or when he is still in the coop in the mornings....but if he sees me he will. not. crow.

I take that as a good sign? That he is not crowing in my face like the evil rooster did? Is he not crowing because I am "top Rooster" in this flock?

 

[60ACRES]

Thats funny. Mine crows whenever he sees me!

I am usually up and out before he is, but when I come home from work, he lets me know real quick that hes over there past the garden waiting on me to let him out of the run!

 

[Nivrocco]

Mine crow at me everyday when I get home..it's the funniest thing to see 13 roosters all trying to get my attention first...

 

[ChooksChick]

I want one that won't crow at all...so I don't have to cringe when my contraband roo lets loose...

 

[momahenTN]

we have counted ours and sometimes they are exactly 3 seconds apart. lol

 

[NellaBean]

Mine still crows plenty....just only when I am not in sight. I can hear him crowing from out back behind the garage. But if I come around the corner, he is quiet as a mouse.

 

[catlover8976]

My two cocks crow when-ever, where-ever. Normaly right next to my ear.

 

[Mosti]

Maybe he needs to get used to you a little bit more? Also the sneaking is not a good idea of wacthing the birds, it may give them a predator feeling you know..?!

 

[gritsar]

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IMO, it's a very good sign. He considers you the alpha and he has a healthy respect for you. He's afraid of the butt whooping you, as the alpha, would give him if he crows in your presence.
That's not to say that a roo that crows in front of you is bad or aggressive, only that yours is very respectful and just a tad bit afraid and in my book, that's a good thing.

 

[NellaBean]

All I mean by sneaking is that I came around the corner of the garage mid-crow, trying to figure out who was making that godawful dinosaur-esque call. I don't sneak up on them normally. I walk right through the flock and by golly does that rooster get out of my way