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I too believe it is a natural thing they do. Sometimes I say that she is telling the other hens that she needs her space and to leave her alone. :-)

Lady of McCamley, Thank you for your reply. The best I can ascertain is the hen noise is related to laying. She does this about an hour before going into the nest to lay each and every day. I have two nest boxes and she is normally the only hen to use one, while the others share the other...

I have one hen (EE) that occasionally makes lots of squawking noise before laying an egg. She did this a couple days ago and it was so loud and for an extended time that one of my neighbors came out and yelled at her. I live in a city that allows up to six hens and six hens is what I have. She...