Are my chickens weird or is it normal?

[lkgerr1]

My first eggs were laid today. One this morning and one this afternoon while I was doing some chicken chores. I witnessed Betty White (ISA Brown) lay. She tried out 3 nest boxes and kicked bedding out of 2 of them. She was a bit anxious and vocal. She had been singing the egg song but then called out. Roo answered her right away. She called again and Roo brought the entire flock into the coop. She then settled down and laid her egg. Is laying always a team sport?

 

[sourland]

She wanted an audience. Congratulations on the first eggs.

 

[aart]

Yes it is normal, especially when they first start laying.

 

[3KillerBs]

Is laying always a team sport?

I used to have a hen who not only sang the egg song for her own eggs but for every egg that was laid.

Sometimes all it took was a flockmate going into the box for Dumpling to sound off.