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Quacking Goose! Too funny!
If it's a young Guinea Hen that won't shut up, just try to ride it out, she should outgrow it eventually, lol. If it's an older Hen... good luck with that, she may be "set in her ways" and there's no hope for her lol
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I swear I hear Butt-Crack!
If you wanna hear a squacky noise come over hear a listen to my little ButterScotch call duck! LOL She's loud but oh so cute!
I hear "Butt-Crack" too, lol, so does my Mom every time she comes over
See if you can video your ButterScotch call duck, I wanna...
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LOL, there's usually ONE noisy Hen in every group that never shuts up... I think you pegged it tho, she just loves to hear herself, lol. And the squeaky door thing is probably because she's worn out her vocal cords from the day before
Both sexes will scream the chi chi chi call... usually when they are startled or when they see something new, and for no reason at all, lol (But that is the only call the males make).
It's only the females that can make both calls, but they typically get stuck on repeat with the...
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Yah that's a good idea too... I've just never had any problems caging and separating them and then letting the girls sing their tails off, lol. I do use different color bands (I get the combo packs of the neon colors, plus black, red and white). Sometimes I have to use combos of 2...
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Not always. Females can have big floppy cupped wattles and males can have flat pointed wattles (bad genetics)... and they both can have one of each! (Even worse genetics, lol). The 2 syllable buck-wheat or come-back call, or if you see them lay and egg are the only 100% proof positive...
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Not always. Females can have big floppy cupped wattles and males can have flat pointed wattles (bad genetics)... and they both can have one of each! (Even worse genetics, lol). The 2 syllable buck-wheat or come-back call, or if you see them lay and egg are the only 100% proof positive...