Ygerna Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I am going to get some Pekin Bantams; I've got this spare, empty coop you see But, I wondered about getting a trio, rather than just girls. This is only possible if the usual noise a boy makes is relative to its size, and therefore not going to be too loud at all. I don't know of anyone who actually has a boy but I bet someone on here knows the answer TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I don't know about the boys, but my three girls are very noisy, far noisier than any of my other hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Some louder than others. Bruno my Pekin cockerel is very loud! He is louder than my old Leghorn cockerel and my old Wyandotte cockerel! But i did have another Pekin cockerel who had a sweet, low, quiet crow. My Pekins aren't that noisy really (look at signature, i have a fair few) but can be if stressed, and when one lays a egg, they all sing along. Got to love them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I tend to agree. My peking boy is quite loud and shrill, but nothing compared to a chorus of a big group of girlies getting their knickers in a twist over something or another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Mine is quite loud and shrill and if you think you will be worried about the noise it will seem worse. He also crows at random times all day athough he is shut in a in a shed until 8 am I also have a pekin girl that sounds like a cat on heat if she has to wait for the nest box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 They are quite high pitched short crows - rather than long drawn out ones. Well all mine are. Full of character & most like being picked up too. I agree, my girls make more noise than the boys, when ' the farm yard' kicks off! Good luck. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Tea Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I've been wondering the same thing because I'm thinking that if one of my chicks turns out to be a boy I might try keeping him and see what happens (not sure what I'll do if they are both boys yet ). One of my girls is very loud and none of the neighbours have complained yet. When I went to buy a new hen the other week she was in with a cockerel and he crowed very quietly, in fact it was a really pleasant sound (much less offensive than Hansel when she gets going) so hopefully if I get one he'll be like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 We were at Tropical Wings yesterday and they had a most magnificent Brahma Cockerel who crowed wonderfully. I ached to take him home he was so amazing. However, back to the point. This morning I have woken to find one of my legbars has gone broody. Anyone know if she'd be ok to sit on some bantam eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 As long as she is properly broody she will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I'd put some dud eggs under her first for a few days, to make sure she is properly broody. I'm tempted to put some Hybrid x Pekin eggs under one of mine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Back to those Pekin boys . . . I have a neighbour who has a little Pekin cockerel. As someone has already said his crows are quite high pitched short crows. To compare them to other chooks, his crows are nowhere near as loud or as rasping as my dear Silkie boy's crow. However, though not very loud, the Pekin boy's crow is not nice and mellow like the crow of some much larger boys that I heard recently at a chicken farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I'd put some dud eggs under her first for a few days, to make sure she is properly broody. I'm tempted to put some Hybrid x Pekin eggs under one of mine.. Ooo Molly a pekin with long legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grageomat Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I'd put some dud eggs under her first for a few days, to make sure she is properly broody. I'm tempted to put some Hybrid x Pekin eggs under one of mine.. Ooo Molly a pekin with long legs HAHAHAHA love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I'd put some dud eggs under her first for a few days, to make sure she is properly broody. I'm tempted to put some Hybrid x Pekin eggs under one of mine.. Ooo Molly a pekin with long legs Already tried Wyandotte x Pekins.. a ugly little thing with gangly legs was created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I'm hoping quiet! I'm borrowing a Pekin boy from a friend to breed with my lot, so hopefully he's not too loud! We had 3 LF boys for 8 months last year and they were pretty loud - the neighbours were really good though tbf to them and only one (who we get on with best) said something one morning when her son was ill and woken up. I'd love to have a cockerel but know its not practical, unless uber quiet ... we have Gerald the drake so he's enough at the mo, although he's really quiet 'cos ducks are the opposite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I'd put some dud eggs under her first for a few days, to make sure she is properly broody. I'm tempted to put some Hybrid x Pekin eggs under one of mine.. Ooo Molly a pekin with long legs Already tried Wyandotte x Pekins.. a ugly little thing with gangly legs was created. But the ugly gangly thing could have been the ugly duckling and developed into? I hope the pekin's crow isn't like my pekins voice it's like a cross between a guinea pig and a crow she's well named Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Highly doubt it, he started off cute, then turned uglyyyyy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hmmm Im wondering now if I can keep a boy, when I wake up in the morning I can hear my girls, so I know my immediate neighbours must be able to as well, they aren't loud enough to wake people, would the boys be noisy enough to wake people up? I think my neighbours would be okay if its just a background noise, as once my flock are all hatched Im hoping to have 20 pekin hens. Do you think adding a boy into the mix will make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 20 pekin hens?! Ok then. They are chatty little madams.. But of course it would make a difference, 'cock-a-doodle-dooo' is different from the madams egg songs. Don't use a related bird though if you're planning on breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) The pekin cockerals at the Royal Cornwall yesterday....what a racket! There again, that's a different enviroment for them. My 7 week old pekin is trying to crow. He sounds like a squeeze box! Edited June 12, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I'd put some dud eggs under her first for a few days, to make sure she is properly broody. I'm tempted to put some Hybrid x Pekin eggs under one of mine.. Ooo Molly a pekin with long legs Already tried Wyandotte x Pekins.. a ugly little thing with gangly legs was created. I have a Pedotte (pekin x wyandotte) now 7 wks I am still waiting for him to 'mature' as so far he is a bit on the gangly side, maybe to early to call ugly, but give him time! I also have another at three wks a girl who looks sweet so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Damn, cause one of my pekin girls has gone cock-a-doodle-do before I was wondering if the boy sounded much the same. I know if you have more than one boy they tend to set each other off, but was hoping one might not do it as much. If I kept him in his own house and didn't let him out till 8ish, do you think he would stay quiet inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 He'll still crow i'm afraid. Keep him in a box in the garage over night, it'll muffle the sound if he does crow. My cockerel had mycoplasma, so he was in my bedroom.. Not thinking, i left my window open, 5am came and cockadoodle doooo! so i put him in the wardrobe. Pekin x Wyandottes, have you got any photos of it? I'll try and find one that i took. He wasn't 'ugly' but.. Quite ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 This is my Pekin x Wyandotte, now gone to live on a friends allotment with his brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
