Chicken clucking following egg laying (so called song) questions

[CanadaEh]

Here the questions I could not find answers for:
1) what is rationale of calling the most annoying chicken sound a "egg laying song"?
2) why does it sound exactly the same (to human ear) as chickens danger/distress sound?
3) why would other hens/roos would pick up and join that clucking the same way as when they do when communicating danger/distress? I.e. they can't tell difference either?

 

[sourland]

Theory is wild chickens would start the 'sound' as they left the hidden nest. Leading any possible predators in the area away from the nest. Flock joining in is the 'support team'.

 

[enoryz]

If you own chickens and you do not love the "egg laying song" then something is wrong with you.

 

[CanadaEh]

If you own chickens and you do not love the "egg laying song" then something is wrong with you.

I like roosters crowing instead. Tells me they are alive and well. Used to go to check what did they see that has spooked them when hearing clucking. Now as they are laying can't tell the difference.

 

[enoryz]

I also enjoy the roosters crowing. I have an silver duckwing oegb rooster and a golden sebright rooster. They both come to the back door and crow till I come give them treats. They usually bring some ladies with them. They'll go visit on the front porch also when the kids are taking the bus.

 

[Hobbits Mommie]

I like roosters crowing instead. Tells me they are alive and well. Used to go to check what did they see that has spooked them when hearing clucking. Now as they are laying can't tell the difference.

My rooster crows just before dawn. My neighbors roosters begin crowing at about 3:30 a.m., non stop. any ideas why they would be doing this?

 

[enoryz]

Mine start around 4 am. My neighbor hears them. I don't from inside my house. He seems fine with it. Not sure why they start so early.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Here the questions I could not find answers for:
1) what is rationale of calling the most annoying chicken sound a "egg laying song"?
2) why does it sound exactly the same (to human ear) as chickens danger/distress sound?
3) why would other hens/roos would pick up and join that clucking the same way as when they do when communicating danger/distress? I.e. they can't tell difference either?

I am the same way I like the Rooster crow but that so called egg song sheesh especially when there are 40 or 50 of them doing it.

 

[CanadaEh]

My neighbors roosters begin crowing at about 3:30 a.m., non stop. any ideas why they would be doing this?

does your neighbor supplement lighting for winter laying and turn on the light at 3:30 am? I supplement the lighting in the evening for that reason. My roosters will not crow before the break of dawn.

 

[MissChick@dee]

I love the drama of the egg song. Especially when everyone joins in. I thought I gotta get this on video!!
So it began. Camera ready. One by one joined in.
I said out loud...”okay girls let’s hear it”.
They stopped! All of them!!
The little devil diva’s