Roosters Crow

bogwalrus · 2016-06-20 04:03:35

It is almost 5am and my rooster is at it as normal. I have a theory as to why they crow at dawn that does not seem to appear on the net. Our neighbour had a rooster and they used to have a crow battle every morning at 5am. The neighbours rooster got killed by a fox a few days ago and i noticed our rooster being far more…

20-06-2016 04:03AM

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It is almost 5am and my rooster is at it as normal. I have a theory as to why they crow at dawn that does not seem to appear on the net.

Our neighbour had a rooster and they used to have a crow battle every morning at 5am.

The neighbours rooster got killed by a fox a few days ago and i noticed our rooster being far more protective of the hens.

My theory is that the crowing at dawn is a sort of call and response. If there is no response then that is a sign of danger. I imagine a neighbourhood of roosters signally at dawn, whoever does not signal points towards where there might be danger etc.

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