The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Cockadoodledoo !! Goto page 1, 2  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:02 am    Post subject: Cockadoodledoo !! When i let the babies out this morning I heard the first "cockadoodledoo" from the little boy Pekin ! It was soooo sweet, Hes 9 weeks old today too !! Pity.......he's now got to go into the cooker ! Last edited by Knobby on Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:08 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5015 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:04 am    Post subject: Aww! Let him get a bit bigger! You gonna eat this one then Knobby? Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:11 am    Post subject: Im just amazed how small he is.....I knew Bantams were small, but surely not THAT small....there isnt even enough for a sandwich ! No Jaydee.....there is no way I could eat one of the babies Ive hatched.......he's in with his girlfiend & some silkies at the mo'......when i know what sex the silkies are then i have to make the decision who stays & who goes !!! Do u think a pekin cock, could live in peace with a Buff Orp Cock ?? Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5015 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:18 am    Post subject: At the moment we have 2 silkie cocks in with a big Shetland cock, all our birds bantams and standards are together. One of the silkies is boss. Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:20 am    Post subject: How old are the boys that live together ? Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5015 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:25 am    Post subject: The silkies were hatched in April and August and the Shetland (he's HUGE!) was hatched on the 28th June (by my son on his birthday - they were a day early!) last year. Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:28 am    Post subject: Quite old then.....maybe I can keep the one thats in with the Buffs too then !! Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5015 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:32 am    Post subject: K - stop posting now I have to get dressed and go to work! c u later! Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 11319 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:38 am    Post subject: Aw, how sweet, so pleased there won't be enought for a sandwich. Maybe one of mine will be a cockerel and I'll hear thte same one day. I cannot imagine that he won't get on with another hen, specially if they've grown together? Off to work. Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:40 am    Post subject: Hearing my little Boy "Cockadoodledoo" for the first time is almost as nice as the girls laying their first egg !! Good job I dont have any neighbours ! Back to top Deb_Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661 Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:56 pm    Post subject: That first little squeeky, crackly, crow just melts a heart! I can't wait to hear Little Rich do his. Knobby, if you don't have any neighbors, why would you even think of putting him in the cooker? Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:34 pm    Post subject: Too many cocks spoil the broth ! Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10495 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:32 pm    Post subject: coq frech coqs shout cucck adoodadoo well sqreach it really,brits cockcadoodlldoo do yanks coqs shout differant deb....i was astounded when i came to france to hear coqs crow differantly but talking to a ornithologist he tells me the same breed has fractionally differant callls across the world for example on tv he watches a british christmas scene but the soundtrack is actually a usa robin etc intresting? or just an a old fools ramblings.....mojo Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:34 pm    Post subject: Youre joking right ??? Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 11319 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:17 pm    Post subject: I think Mojo could be right, as you'll notice that birds imitate local sounds, I should imagine (or could imagine) that they imitate loacal dialect/language. I mean, everyone must have heard that Russian Cockerel, surely Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group