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    Hen talking to eggs?

    Hi All, Yet more of my hens acting like little weirdos... please see short video (13sec) Basically one of my hens seems to talk to her egg yet has never gone broody. Often she can be seen making the clucking noise that mums make to their chicks to her egg whilst looking at the egg. Does...
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Hi all, For anyone that may be interested my hen never went broody again. I think she just develops weird habits and then changes them for something else. What was showed in the video went on for months but she never went broody again. Now her new thing is when she jumps on me she puts her head...
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Thanks, let’s see what happens :)
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Thanks Kathrine, it’s very interesting. She did do it well before she was a mother and is continuing to do it now with her babies. But maybe like many have said, she wants more. The laying flat is interesting too, she is the alpha so maybe you’re right and she is just submitting to me in a weird...
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    haha thanks for all your help. She is lovely - just weird.
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    Does curiosity signal getting ready to lay?

    It sounds like they are getting ready. Mine also started doing the ‘submissive squat’ days before they started laying if that helps.
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    definitely obsessive. Do you think she will immediately want more? The behaviour started well before she went broody. With the running over and laying flat making noises
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    it may also be worth pointing out that I go in the coop several times a day and the only time she does this is in the morning when I’m cleaning.
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Oh I hope not, she still has babies! I know you can’t see it but also curious about the laying flat.
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Thanks Kathrine, that’s interesting. I hope she doesn’t feel threatened by me. She’s always friendly. I wasn’t sure if she wanted more chicks or something completely different. Maybe the laying flat is part of that?
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    She’s still caring for the chicks, in fact one of them makes an appearance in the video.
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Maybe that’s it lol
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Here’s the upload
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    What is my hen trying to tell me

    Currently trying to upload to YouTube
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