debbiedoobs Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Hi all, I have 14 x 9 week silkies and there is one that is trying to crow. I know you can't tell the sex of them until they are older but this particular chick that we have called Kong ( because it looks just like a silverback gorilla ) is very boyish, he is so much bigger than the others and acts very cockerely! I didn't know this could happen, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiedoobs Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 This is Kong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 We had a Leghorn bantam crow at 3 ½ weeks copying his brother who was 4 ½ weeks. We also had a Wyandotte crow at 8 weeks and then stopped a week later. Turned out he wasn't the dominant cockerel in that hatch. It was his brother, who crowed two weeks later at 10 weeks. So 9 weeks isn't that young but is nevertheless unusual Debbiedoobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiedoobs Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks beantree, had absolutely no idea it could happen. Seems crazy when they're only babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I have pekins that crow at 3 weeks leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiedoobs Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Wow leanne, 3 weeks! May be a stupid question but it does mean they're a boy then, does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Yes it does it can be rather annoying when the pekins are in my hallway and one decides it would like to try crowing at 5am i normally laugh as at this age its pathectic by about 6-8 weeks they have the hang of it and it gets slightly louder not much i know someone who is very good at sexing silkies at a young age normally by 10 weeks so it is possible i know they are hard to sex but you just have to know what your looking at and if you've hatched as many as she has and had as many boys you become a pro leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiedoobs Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 The noise he made was almost like a clearing of his throat with the beginnings of a crow. Hope they're not too loud! I'm goin to try and keep as many of the cockerels as I can, neighbours have mostly said they love the noise and don't mind at all. We will soon see! I think there's a few that I would be able to guess the sex of, from mannerisms and how they look. It's about 50/50 at the min, hope I have more hens though just incase we have to get rid of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Have you thought about when all the boys kick off fighting leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Today the mayor my town just announced that you are forbidden to keep roosters/cockerels in your garden... If neighbours are complaining about your rooster, and you don't get rid of it, you need to pay a hefty penalty for each day you still have it. Only the farmers that live in less densly populated area's are still allowed to have roosters. Good thing I wasn't planning on a little boy for my ladies. The good man didn't offer a solution as to where to bring the cockerels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiedoobs Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 I was told off the breeder that we got the eggs from that if we separate them they'll stop fighting, bond, then we can re introduce them. If not we do have the room to keep the boys separate. And if that fails I will look to re house them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiedoobs Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Oh no cat tails, Good job you don't have one then, We live in the countryside, we are the end terrace and then there is nothing but hills. I hope we won't don't cause an issue with the neighbours but they all say they love the noise of the hens. One said she opens the windows so she can hear the hens ' laying egg son'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 My two silkie boys practiced their crowing skills quite early too. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
