What's the earliest you've had a cockeral attempt to crow?

[Ryguy3684]

I have never had a chick crow that early, but I found an old post from 2011:


It's in this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/do-chicks-try-to-crow-at-4-weeks-of-age.537539/

I guess I lost that one. That's crazy.

 

[Chookwagn]

I had 1 try crowing at 5 weeks old

 

[HeatherKellyB]

My current rooster started his high-pitch donkey crow at 4 weeks old. It was hilarious, and adorable. I should have taken that as a sign, because he's now a loud mouth. . I had the garage door open, yesterday, and his crows could be heard in the brooder. To my surprise, one of my 1 week old chicks let out about ten attempts of the most adorable crows you've ever heard.

I might have the record, at 8 days old, but what's the earliest you've had a chick try to crow?

I bet it sounds a little bit cute and a little bit hilarious Please share it with us if you are lucky enough to catch it in a recording

 

[FeatherTay]

Wow, that does seem late. What breed?

Blue Silkie!

 

[K0k0shka]

I got curious about how early you can push this (do some crow from inside the egg? I mean... )

So I went on youtube, and ooooh maaaaan there are some messed up little babies out there!

5 days old:

and 1 day old!!!

P.S. I know that these are probably outliers and most don't start that early, and also, they're just chickens, but there's something very sad in such an early start, to me as a human... A loss of childhood... Like a human baby getting her period Sounds stupid, but there it is, haha (I admit I'm probably overreacting as the sorrowful mother of a 7-year-old human who has to wear deodorant already ).

 

[Ryguy3684]

I admit I'm probably overreacting

yes, a bit dramatic. No worries though. My wife cried last month because our oldest started middle school and he is taller than her now.

 

[K0k0shka]

yes, a bit dramatic. No worries though. My wife cried last month because our oldest started middle school and he is taller than her now.

Haha I can relate. I'll be lucky if mine last until middle school before they get taller than me... I'm 5'.

 

[Ryguy3684]

Here's a video of Popeye, my current rooster at 3.5 weeks old. I'll try to get a video of the current one next time he starts up.

 

[esme13]

The sound of a tiny crow just gets my whole family laughing. We had ours crow at 4 weeks. We were all awaken to it and had a panic moment ! They were downstairs in the mud room in our house (3 chicks). That was the moment we decided they must all leave the house the boy is now 9 weeks ? He hasn’t crowed since then. He fallows his father around, probably that’s why.

 

[Ryguy3684]

He hasn’t crowed since then. He fallows his father around, probably that’s why.

Mine had the opposite problem. Before my older rooster died last month, Popeye and him had crowing battles. It's a good thing that I love the sound of a rooster crowing.