ebg Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I have taken in a nine month old cockerel (Bantam) I originally hatched him and he went to a friend sadly she ended up with two. I have never kept a cockerel he is delightful and settled in really well. But i would like to know? Do they crow for the whole period from sunrise until it is fully light or just for a few minutes at sunrise? Am I better:- a) shutting the omlet door until I get up - but will he crow until he's let out? will this create more problems as it will be semi light? b) Leaving the door open (this is my normal arrangement as they are in a bigger enclosed run.) Or this question impossible to answer as it varies between cockerels? I know over the years I have had really noisy chickens and then some very quiet ones. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Some cockerels will crow through the night. The cockerels on the farm near me crow all night in summer. Some will just do the occasional during the day. There is no way to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebg Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Thank you, i thought it was going to be an impossible question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I can say from our experience that normally they start crowing about an hour before daylight and stop after a while, then in the morning for a short while after coming out and eating, if there is a sudden change in light conditions during the day (gets lighter) and if there is another cockerel nearby crowing. None of ours (dozen or so) have crowed in the evening or during the night, but I know some do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ebg said: Or this question impossible to answer as it varies between cockerels? Exactly that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...