Rooster stopped crowing
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Crows eating my (supposed to be) free-range chickens.
Comments (63)newbie here with three chicks and a duckling. two Comets, a Delaware and a runner duck. I am petrified of predators and am researching everything. :( I am so sorry for all of your losses. I cannot stand the thought and before they go out I am going to focus on the most secure barriers I can come up with. We live on 32 acres in Western NY and have it all out here. we have 5 dogs, horses, cats and a 5 year old son. I am a SAHM so will be around a lot. We have approximately 1/4 of an acre with a falling down 6 ft. stockade fence around it that we are going to gradually replace. There is a large area within that fence next to the house where we will put the coop ( the rambler from www.chickensaloon.com and then secure a pen area. Part will be the house, two sides the re-enforced fence and a new part will have to be put up to make the rectangle. We want to put the black plastic shrubbery barrier down ( 6") and then pour cement around the fence. I will get the night time predator lights to move around and do whatever else I can do. If anyone is still reading this thread I am open to suggestions. we also will put bird netting along the top of the run. The problem is that there are no trees in the back. I need to get some put in and also find some things for them to hide under for when they spend time free ranging. In the winter I plan on letting them have a stall with a dutch door and making an enclosure for them but that is a ways away....See MoreDo All Roosters Crow?
Comments (5)Almost all roosters will eventually crow. As you're seeing, some breeds with certain comb types may be confusing to sex before they are fully mature. It isn't helping that the pullet which is laying probably has as full a comb as any young males in the group. You can make it complicated if you really have to know ASAP by seperating each bird individually until it lays, and band it as a pullet, but you'll still have to wait because those that don't lay may just still be immature. 4 months is still young for some nonproduction bred breeds to be laying. Either way, you have what you have, and nothing will change it. Only time will fully answer your questions unles you find an experienced chicken keeper to look at them for you....See MoreIs there such thing as a less noisy rooster?
Comments (10)I love the sound of my rooster crowing. It is what separates me from people in town. Everytime he crows he reminds me that I live out in the country, that I am fortunate enough to be living my dream. I am down to one banty rooster (thanks to stray tom cats) he crows loudly and often. I see roosters to give away on craig's list all the time, because people don't like the noise. I just shake my head. If you watch that rooster crow you can see that he is putting every ounce of his being into that crow. It starts at the bottom of his feet, travels the entire length of his body just to be let out. All of that to let you know something whether it be "Help! the cats are after me" or "Hey, I found a bug." I have often had guests at my home that commented that it had been a long time since they had been awoken by the sound of a rooster crowing. Most of them thought it was refreshing. So, you can send me all of your crowing roosters, I will send you the Non-Crowers. VBG- By the way in 40 years of raising chickens I have only had one that didn't crow all the time. And he was a Rhode Island Red....See Moreearly rooster crowing
Comments (2)I had a chick crow at 6 weeks, I do think it's possible. I wouldn't worry too much about the noise just yet as it will not carry the same loudness for a while. Also some crow early and then stop for a few weeks then pick it back up, it takes quite a while for them to develope a full grown crow. From the behavior you mentioned it sure does sound like a roo. If you know you can't keep him I would find him a home sooner than later, it will give you a peace of mind plus the longer you have him the more attached you may become. -Sheila...See Moreseramas
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