Midnight Crowing (Windows)

In certain Appalachian and West Virginian folklore, a rooster crowing during the "wrong" hours of the night was sometimes whispered to be an omen of death within the community. Spiritual and Symbolic Interpretations

I first heard it three summers ago, at 12:47 AM, when the air was thick and still. A single, sharp crow. Then silence. I told myself it was a dream. But the next night, same time. And the next. midnight crowing

To understand why a rooster might crow at midnight, you must first understand why they crow at all. In certain Appalachian and West Virginian folklore, a

Turns out, the old farmer down the road had a rogue rooster with a broken internal clock. "He’s not confused," the farmer said, spitting tobacco into a coffee can. "He’s crowing at his own midnight. Some birds just refuse to wait for dawn." Then silence

If you have a backyard rooster keeping the neighborhood awake, owners suggest: