We have begun seeing some unusual behaviors in our teenage chickens. We have nine adult hens and three adult roosters plus 4 young and 8 teenage chicks. The teenagers are five Buckeyes age about 10 weeks, and three hatched here age about 9 weeks. The young ones are three also hatched here age...
Our head rooster Falstaff has developed an odd whistling that sounds like a leaky pipe. He does not have any kind of blockage in his throat; he appears to do this for amusement and has taught the other roosters to imitate him. He also sings the "egg song" and seems to encourage the other...