chuckmum6 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) When do cockerels start to crow? Onion hatched at the end of May - now 18 weeks. Edited October 20, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lougarbard Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I cant answer your question, sorry! But this is something I would like to know too! He is a beautiful looking bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 My Gold laced Wyandotte is making a kind of 'screeching' noise, at the moment. Think he might start crowing soon. Hes a bantam, and looks more mature, yet littler than yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I think it depends on the bird my pekin bantam crowed at 9 weeks old and i wasnt expecting him to start until he was about 16 weeks old leanne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 my naked neck started about 2 weeks ago. the maran is still to start but he thinks he's a stud through they're both 15 weeks old Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 My Bingo started his crowing at just 8 weeks of age. It was just a ugh uggggggghhhhhhhhh! That's how most start, it takes a while for the full doodle doo to follow. Bless! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Onion hasn't made a sound that I have heard, his bok bok voice has dropped. He is still a baby and at the bottom of the pecking order also he isn't very bright! Hopefully he will work out he is a boy, although if he doesn't crow that would be great , I guess he is a bit of a late developer which figures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I think the answer is - whenever they feel like it! I had three lovely cockerels hatch last year and the first one was crowing properly at 8 weeks. The last one to start crowing did so at 13 weeks and kept me in suspense for those 5 weeks! They were all Marans X. I think someone on the forum had a cockerel crow at two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Next door neighbours TWELVE cockerels are all crowing now at around 25 weeks. I know everyone will think crikey but we don't actually mind at all, we moved to rural france from a big traffic-noisy town (Romford, Essex) and we love the countryside and all of it's sounds. It does help that we retired early and don't have to get up for work in the mornings. I would much rather listen to coq's crowing, sheep bleating, cows mooing etc. than police sirens and traffic all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Just to say Onion crowed this morning, a proper crow too, and not too loud (yet) I was starting wonder that he thought he was a girl. Now just waiting for his sister Sage to lay - no pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 ours light sussex started at about 19 weeks aww i loved it but he was too rough with the other hens so hs has gone to a lovely home with bigger ladies i love your pic such a sweetie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
