When do roosters start to crow?

[featherz]

Mine just started. he is four months old.

Cochin X something.

 

[Jamin Mayer]

Correction. I have a blue legged Golden Penciled Hamberg. (I found it last night). Boy did my kids like the name of that...

 

[Snegurochka]

Yesterday morning I heard a horrible noise coming from the brooder, and thought somebody was dying, so I ran into the room and found the runt among my 4-week-old Welsummers attempting to crow. The others were looking at him like he was crazy.

 

[New2TheCoop]

Mine are around 10 weeks, I have 14 dark brahmas and they do not crow yet. I guess it all depends on the bird. I looked on YouTube and played them a rooster crowing on my iPhone, and it seemed to freak them out! They all ran and hid. I guess they were startled by "the other rooster"

 

[Azriel]

I have some SLW from TSC they are 5 weeks old and I'm sure I heard a crow about 5:30 this morning. Probably the one that has been challenging me for the last week. I know who's going to be Sunday dinner 1st.

 

[Anianna]

I don't know how old he was, but there was a darling roo at the swap I went to Saturday that reminded me of a teenage boy with a "cracking" voice. The poor little thing kept trying to crow, but all that would come out was "squeak-a-doodle-squeak"!

 

[AUChick9202]

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Crowing at 1:30 am??? Please no! My roo is 4 weeks and no crowing yet, but I am sure it is coming!

 

[tiffanyg2]

My boys are 7 weeks old~ and I am hoping they are gender confused and never crow!!! They are the sweetest chickens ever~ more friendly than my female

If they start crowing I'll have to give them up

Unless I can keep atleast one of them maybe indoors? You think the neighbors would hear the noise from in the house? Haha Nah~ Then with my luck my parrot would learn to crow and that would just be complete madness!

 

[MrPaloma]

Dunno about local ordinances, but believe neighbors within x number of feet from where chickens live may lodge a complaint. Our strategy, bringing in a new rooster on purpose, is to give eggs to our neighbors occasionally. Start before the crowing begins!

 

[PeepsAreForMe]

Bump.

I have some sort of Bantam roo that has been finally developing a spur for the past 2 weeks. It was born around April 1st. (No joke)

So, mine is somewhere of 40 weeks old and it never crows, nor does it have a large comb. It's so tiny of a chicken, that it is pretty much at the bottom of the pecking order. If it weren't for it's sporty(ness) it would prolly be dead. It can fly up to a 5' high pirch and out run the mean ladys any time.

Has anyone ever seen/hear of such a thing?

I know this is an old post but I just saw it! I have a 9 week old Bantam that crowed for the first time on Sunday,and she/he was born on April 1 also!! I am really hoping she is a roo. Her name is Cinderella but will be changed to Prince Charming if she is a he!