Cockerels crowing once eggs are laid

[redinator]

I think I might have unintentionally trained my cockerels to let me know when eggs are laid.

Once I started getting an egg a day I started tossing treats out the back/kitchen door after collecting the egg (now eggs). I thought of it as a thank you, or peace offering (lol).

Now one or both cockerels will crow at the back/kitchen door when one of the pullets lay. Don't get me wrong they crow on and off throughout the day, but when they're at the door an egg has been laid.

This may backfire later since there are 13 pullets and only two are currently laying. I may need to cut down on the amount of treats per egg, lol.

 

[sourland]

Sounds like they have you well trained.

 

[redinator]

Sounds like they have you well trained.

You're so right, lol.

 

[redinator]

Another thing I just realized . . . if the pullets are doing all the work, why are the cockerels screaming for treats?

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Another thing I just realized . . . if the pullets are doing all the work, why are the cockerels screaming for treats?

Haha, because they get the rewards!

 

[redinator]

Haha, because they get the rewards!

The pullets do too, I certainly wouldn't leave them out, lol.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

The pullets do too, I certainly wouldn't leave them out, lol.

True, but the treats are wages (payment for labor) for the pullets, while for the cockerels, it’s just freeeeee!

 

[redinator]

True, but the treats are wages (payment for labor) for the pullets, while for the cockerels, it’s just freeeeee!

I've got good cockerels and they let the pullets eat first, unless it's really good, lol.