Our rooster is just now coming into his own at almost 8 months. He’s big and bulky, and testing out his fertilization techniques and his crowing capabilities. Finally! We’ve been waiting and waiting for him to let loose. Since he is technically just an adolescent or cockarel, he may have been quietly practicing in his room in front of the mirror prior to taking it public for all we know.
Only problem is most of his cock-a-doodle-doos take place between the hours of 2am and 5am, when the sun hasn’t even though of rising yet. Luckily he’s not super loud, and our neighbors are not super close.
I thought the rooster crow was break of dawn activity. Is our rooster time challenged? Does he need an alarm clock? Was there a break in the time continuum? Turns out roosters crow all the time. Oh.
They’ll crow when they feel threatened, when a hen lays an egg, when a neighboring rooster crows, when there is lots of activity. In other words, whenever they feel like it. It’s associated with dawn as that’s when most birds are most active, and when most farmer types are waking and most likely to actually hear the crowing.
We’ll be getting a 2nd rooster soon just to keep things interesting. Something tells me we’ll be hearing a whole lot of crowing then.
I’ve gotta crow!
I’m just the cleverest fellow
‘Twas ever my fortune to know;
I give the sign and the sunlight will shine
And the forest will grow
And the rivers will flow
I’ve gotta crow!
– Peter Pan
I have a feeling you will either get used to the noise like a clock chiming through the night or the novelty will wear off soon and then there is always soup.