when do they crow?

[Kanga77510]

My cockerel is 7-9 weeks old and I'm wondering when he'll start to crow? I hope he won't need voice lessons or anything like that. LOL

 

[Matt A NC]

I have had bantam roosters start trying as early as 3 weeks old.

For me it has always been that the larger they are the later they start crowing.

Matt

 

[felidaet]

You did not list the breed. This would be good to know.

My SLW rooster started crowing at about 15 weeks. He was rehomed at about 18 weeks.

 

[Kanga77510]

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He's a Rhode Island red or production red, I'm not sure which.

 

[REINABUGY]

I have a Easter Egger who turned 7 weeks on Monday and he started to crow today. I thought he was choking at first. But nope he was crowing I was able to video tape it. It is the funniest/most pathetic/ cutest thing.

 

[liquidroofcoatings]

I think in 3 to 7 weeks they will crow, it also depends on their food what are they eating by the way?

 

[Kanga77510]

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Still on a chick grower/starter, it's in crumble form. Nutrena, if memory serves correctly.

 

[kittykorat]

I have a 15 wk old GLW that is not crowing yet. I'm hoping he doesn't.. I'll have to rehome him when he does.

 

[Happy Chooks]

When they want to.


My welsummer cockeral started crowing at 4 days old. I have a BR rooster who is 7 weeks old and I think he's starting to try out his voice. I have another BR rooster who is not attempting to crow, he's very timid.

 

[PhilErvin]

My Americana is 5 months old and still no crowing. I noticed he was straining with his mouth open as if to crow but nothing. I decided maybe he needed to be taught. I sat up and crowed like a roo. All the girls and the roo froze in their tracks and just stared at me. I did it a few more times and still nothing. I figure my neighbors might have heard me and figured I had flipped so I decided to let nature teach him how to crow.