Before, during, or after?

[Chris623]

I'm new to chickens. My first batch of hens are now 10 months old. Laying eggs like crazy (average a doz a day for 14 hens) and I'm loven' being around them...............or is it having them around me?

But I've a question about cackling! I love to hear them cackle. Does a hen cackle to announce she's going to lay, that she's in the process of laying, or that she's just laid an egg?

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

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That she just laid an egg an is trying to divert the attention onto her and away from the egg...it's a predator/momma hen thing.

 

[coloradochick]

All of the above and them some in my experience

Congrats on all the eggs!

 

[Imp]

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Like you're not cackling too.

Imp- BTW, your woodwork is beautiful

 

[Chris623]

Thanks..................yes, I'm cackling too!

Thanks for the "flowers". I love what I do for a living. Not many can claim that.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Before, during AND after!

 

[ranchhand]

Yup, the answer is

D. All of the above. And a whole bunch more!

And I agree with the Impster, beautiful craftmanship.

 

[Chris623]

Well, I guess I'll just have to be happy with the cackling, no matter what it's purpose. I got 14 eggs today from my 14 hens, so they can cackle all they like!!!!!

 

[newchicksnducks]

In my coop, it's before, during, after, and when ANOTHER hen is laying (I guess then they're the cheer leader section!)

 

[Qi Chicken]

My chickens are too young to cackle, so I can't help you at all with your question. But I did want to second (or third) the compliments on your work. Exquisite, really. I tried to find some prices but didn't see any..... You know what they say, if you have to ask you probably can't afford it! But I still wondered all the same! You are really lucky to be working your dream like that...but it sounds like you already know that!