I just have to share this. I posted earlier asking if a 5 week Silver Dorking cockerel can crow. My Duke has been throwing his head in the air and mouthing a crow for over a week - but nothing ever came out. Well, he is exactly 6 weeks old today, and my husband and I were sitting on the front steps watching the chicks, when Duke did it again. My husband said "I tell you he's trying to crow" and exactly then Duke let out a loud, and very clear, Cock-a-doodle - and that's as far as he got because he scared the crap out of all the hens and they starting running and flying like crazy! It scared him and he took off too!
He did it two more times - never getting past cock-a-doodle - and I ran in to get my camcorder. I filmed him for about 20 minutes, and naturally, he wouldn't make a sound or even act like he wanted to
Ever since he crowed, I swear the girls are paying WAY more attention to him - and he's strutting around like he owns the world.
I am so proud of my boy! He is such a sweetheart to start with, and now he's crowing at 6 weeks! I need to go dig up some big, juicy worms for him.
Just had to share.
Penny
He did it two more times - never getting past cock-a-doodle - and I ran in to get my camcorder. I filmed him for about 20 minutes, and naturally, he wouldn't make a sound or even act like he wanted to
Ever since he crowed, I swear the girls are paying WAY more attention to him - and he's strutting around like he owns the world.
I am so proud of my boy! He is such a sweetheart to start with, and now he's crowing at 6 weeks! I need to go dig up some big, juicy worms for him.
Just had to share.
Penny