meezers Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Usually my Silkie cockerel crows for a couple of minutes at 7.50am, again at 8.10 am then only once or twice during the day. Today for some reason, I don't think he's shut up - it's continous and I wouldn't be surprised if he loses his voice Any ideas why ? there are other cockerels in the village, but I certainly can't hear them and there's no one in the field next to the run ( he'll sometimes crow if he can hear kids shouting ). I'm in our living room, so there is only the outside wall between me and him - and a distance of about 18ft, he's not that loud, I shouldn't think the neighbours are bothered as apart from next door ( who I hope are at work ) the nearest neighbour is a further 100 ft away, but he's beginning to get on my nerves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 OK, I may have an explanation - though it's rather weird I've just realised that Mabel has been sitting in the nestbox most of the morning - we've had no eggs for almost 3 months, so this is the first time for a while that anyone has been in the nestbox. Mabel emerged about half an hour ago ( no egg yet but imminent ) and Dandelion has stopped crowing ( fingers crossed) Would he realise he was missing a hen ? and would that be cause to crow ? or was he just shouting to all and sundry that 'Mabel is laying and he's the man!'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hope he doesn't do it with all your girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hope he doesn't do it with all your girls That's just what I was thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
