When does the peeping turn to clucking?

[equinelyn]

My chicks are 9 weeks old now. All of them still peep. One Is a BSL rooster. Nobody clucks, and the roo hasn't tried to crow yet. What age do they start to get goin?

 

[ninabeast]

I have the same question. My one roo (who is to be rehomes soon) made his first, garbled attempt at a crow on Saturday, immediately followed by a frightened day-old's PEEP. Hilarious.

My girls have developed a repertoire of sounds, but I'd be curious to know when their voices "break".

 

[Nicole01]

For mine it was 11 or 12 weeks. I think more around 12 weeks old.

 

[KFox]

Mine started getting their big girl voices at about 12 weeks.

My OEGB boy has been putting everything he has into trying to crow since he was maybe 5 weeks old.

 

[equinelyn]

If it takes them longer to crow... Does it mean they will be more dociel as an adult?

 

[teach1rusl]

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I doubt that (though it'd be nice). I think mine started sounding adult-like a little later, maybe 14 weeks. My little d'uccle bantam is almost 15 weeks, and still sounds chick-like

 

[hisdaughter]

Mine are 13 weeks and they are just starting. Sounds like a teen boy going through puberty

 

[TMDee]

Really interesting.....mine are 5, 7 and 9 weeks and I have a sneaky suspicion the 7 week one is a boy! Will be listening out!!

 

[Kimmiejean]

I have 6 BA's that just started clucking last week at a 11 weeks old. : )

 

[chickenbarn-gal]

Mine in about 10-15 weeks.

But don't worry, they will mature in their own time. (They will not be forever cluckless)