The down low on roosters...

[tjo804]

Thanks @Egghead_Jr . Someone once told me they don't crow for life, that its only a certain period. Is this true?

I wish but sadly no
mine crows all the time and if my neighbor flicks a light on at his place Beanie wakes from a sound sleep to let him know he saw that.

 

[tjo804]

My ladies stayed safe for 5 years with that little guy though! The dog attack I hold him with no fault on that that was mine.

 

[donrae]

My older roosters never quit crowing. They don't crow so competitively, just like they don't mate so aggressively as they age, but around 4 am my place still has all the boys singing the good morning song

. My birds also crow when the neighbors turn lights on, or I turn the porch light on. Or a loud car or motorcycle drives by. Or the dogs start barking. Or the moon is full......

 

[tjo804]

yep yep yep
I will prob always have a roo or two here just because for sitting with the ladies all day I cant always do it and they do protect and alarm warn and call. Noisy but effective.

 

[bobbi-j]

No. They crow. Some not as frequently as others. My rooster crows in the morning when he thinks it's time to get let out of the run. I don't hear him much throughout the rest of the day. If you're worried about crowing or having fertile eggs, I would suggest not keeping him. No reason to stress yourself out unnecessarily. Also, when he reaches breeding age, he may be aggressive with your hens. Hormonal young roosters can be a bit rough until they figure things out or an older hen puts them in their place.

 

[enola]

I have three roosters now. The two in the coop crow more frequently than the one nearer the house. Buff doesn't start crowing until day light, he is a very considerate rooster.

In WV I had a rooster that slept in a big walnut tree about 50 yards from the house. When he was young he only crowed before daybreak. But, as he matured he crowed all day and all night. If a dog barked, lights came on, a door slammed, when owls hooted, crickets chirped, fire flies flashed. He became chicken soup to save us from the insane asylum.

 

[donrae]

I have three roosters now. The two in the coop crow more frequently than the one nearer the house. Buff doesn't start crowing until day light, he is a very considerate rooster.

In WV I had a rooster that slept in a big walnut tree about 50 yards from the house. When he was young he only crowed before daybreak. But, as he matured he crowed all day and all night. If a dog barked, lights came on, a door slammed, when owls hooted, crickets chirped, fire flies flashed. He became chicken soup to save us from the insane asylum.

sigh. I wish I had fire flies.....