pud1954 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hello I have two White Sussex boys I think that I hatched in the summer,but at 22 weeks they have not started making a noise which is great as I will have to get rid of them when they do.Could I be wrong,the feathers and tail all point to Cockerels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 No, when they are ready they will crow...........I'd say any time now really My boy started just before Christmas at about 21 weeks & didn't stop so had to be rehomed .....I did warn him, keep your beak shut & you have a home here, start hollering & you are out on your ear.................he was out on his ear on 30th December Once they start they'll probably have a competition who can crow the loudest and the longest , good luck! You could always post us some piccies & we can advise you.....Griffin's very good at sexing Sussexes much earlier....even I can manage at 21 weeks (last summer I had a run of "she/he"s, so my record is not good with sexing ! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 My Buff Orp boy was 9 months before he started to crow - he was probably a very late developer though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Our orp was late too... But he's definitely got the hang of it now! He sounded like he had a sore throat for the first couple of months though... One of my neighbours thought it was an owl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Bertie sounded more like a duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
