What's the youngest chick you've had crow?

[suzpyoung]

Since I am absolutely blown away by this one starting at 18 days old (THOUGHT I heard it yesterday - now I know I did), and today he was singing his little heart out on the perch. For fun, I'd like to know about other folks' crowing babies, at how old and what breed? This one is a bantam cochin / standard Ameraucana cross.

 

[speckledhen]

Had one crow at five days old and a couple more by seven days.

 

[suzpyoung]

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WOW! What breed? I bet the sound was hysterical. I heard bantams can be the ones that start the earliest - is that true?

 

[klf73]

I had one at 2 days, was a banty cochin if I remember correctly. I had the brroder near my dining room and everytime he did it we would all start cracking up cuz it sounded so cute.

 

[speckledhen]

The five day old crower was an Ameraucana. The seven day ones were a Lt Brahma, a BBS Orpington and can't recall the other one. With the first one, I couldn't figure out what it was doing at first. It would set a stance, raise its head and trill--sounded like "buh-REEEEET!". Yes, they all turned out to be cockerels.

 

[suzpyoung]

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Looks like this one is the winner, unless somebody comes up with a video of one crowing while it's hatching. Thanks for the fun stories, everyone.

 

[MareeZoCool]

My young roo is a BA/OEG mix, approx 5 weeks old he started making loud calls to his nest- mates(2 pullets,I hope!) His call isn't really a crowing, just LOUD!

 

[Miss Red]

My five/six week old BA tried crowing yesterday and failed miserably.

 

[Mervin]

I had a 7/8 week BCM/Welsummer X try it yesterday. It was pretty pathetic though.

 

[justmeandtheflock]

Awe

I love baby roosters

The 2 from my 1st batch both started right about 7 weeks and it was sooooo funny. I would love to see these tiny ones in the act.