I have been searching for a dvd that will let you listen to a certain chicken cluck or sound, then tell you what it means. This is for our new 4-H poultry group. Chickens make a variety of cool sounds, and the kids are interested in what they are saying. Anyone know where I can get one?
no, but you might be able to record different calls "food here" "land predator" "air predator" "I challenge you" "I'm broody back-off" "I'm king" "I'm Queen" "I do NOT want to mate"
Quote:I nearly choked when I read that. I've always thought that chicken language just had variations on two words: "FOOD!" and "RUN!" Not very deep conversations.
Last year our neighbor blasted various bird alarm calls nonstop for weeks to protect his orchard/grape crops. I don't know how well they worked for him but our chickens and dog ignored them completely. It took me days to figure out what the commotion was all about: I heard the alarm calls but never saw any birds fleeing. Duh! THEY knew it was a recording!
I'll add to what FireTigeress said: "I just laid this EGG, I just laid this EGG, I just laid this EGG"
buk buk buk BUK BUK buk buk buk BUK BUK = I just laid an EGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (or, I'm scared! where is everyone?) buk? = What? What's that? cluuuuck cluuuuuuk cluuuuuuuuk cluuuuuuuk = I'm happy and calm. (the hen song) Rooster: Buka buka buka buka.... Hen: Buk buk buk
