Rooster lost his crow?

topic posted Sun, March 23, 2008 - 10:13 AM by  Hen
I have two roosters (really, cockerels), after not having any since I was a small kid (so I'm fairly ignorant of roostery issues beyond the obvious showing them you're top chicken so they don't attack you). They grew up together, and get along well, fighting very little, even when rooster #2 tries to hump the same gal at the same time as the top rooster. But recently, rooster #2 crows and a little squeak comes out instead of a crow. Anyone experience this before? It's hilarious, but I hope not a sign of sickness or something.
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  • Re: Rooster lost his crow?

    Sun, March 23, 2008 - 11:16 AM
    It went from crowing just fine to a little squeak? How many days has it been doing this?

    Could be dust or pollen in the air, mine do it when I unload hay, lasts about one whole day.
    • Re: Rooster lost his crow?

      Sun, March 23, 2008 - 2:53 PM
      I was out of town for a couple days, and it has been about a day since I came back and it had started. All the local mini wildflowers and such just started blooming, so pollen's definitely on the rise.

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