The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.

Since reading in one of your earlier posts your ideas about this being connected with an escort request (rather than a celebration of having laid an egg), I have been watching my flock with it in mind, and my experience is consistent with your hypothesis. My hens call for an escort whenever they've laid in the coop and the rest of the flock is not in the vicinity, and the rooster (I have only 1) answers promptly and comes running, then the pair return whence he came, with or without him trying to mate her (he has no competition). If the flock is in the vicinity, the hen emerging from the coop after laying does not 'sing' but just joins the rest quietly.

What a neat concept and well thought out plan. I'll definitely be watching ... and listening to ... my hens a little more closely for a bit. I love this whole idea!

Most definitely an interesting idea that the egg song is a call for a rooster. In natural habitat it would make perfect sense. The main part of the flock would have each other to warn of danger, but the solo laying hen is at risk. The observations are well stated, and I like the first hand knowledge of the flock and it's interaction. Nice work.

I always thought that the song they made was only to say they laid a egg. This article was informative and well written.