Will cockerel at bottom of pecking order crow?

[newchikenlady]

I have an 11 week old silkie cockerel. Long story short, he got a minor injury a couple weeks ago so he was kept inside the house for a few days. When he gained back his appetite and personality, he gave his first baby crows. The next day we returned him outside with the rest of the flock. Since that day two weeks ago he has not crowed again. I've never kept a cockerel before, but I thought that once cockerels crowed for the first time that they would continue crowing every day. Is that not true? He is at the bottom of the pecking order, so would that suppress his crowing? Any thoughts?

 

[chrissynemetz]

Do you have other roosters/cockerels?

 

[newchikenlady]

Do you have other roosters/cockerels?

No we don't have any other roosters. Just 5 pullets and the one cockerel.

 

[BuckeyeAmy69]

Give him time, as he matures he will change (hopefully for the good).

 

[chrissynemetz]

He should start to crow eventually. I had a cockerel who was at the bottom of the pecking order who didn't start crowing until he was almost a year old. Now he won't hush

 

[Tonyroo]

Both my cockerels started crowing at 12 to 13 weeks.

 

[newchikenlady]

Thank you for your replies, I appreciate it!