do chickens talk back ?

[Cool_Catrules456]

I have a hen who will peck at your feat until you pick her up, and a baby chick who thinks im the mom, and won’t stop chirping until I cave in and cuddle them.

Edit: allmost forgot. When ever I get eye level with my ducks, they suddenly loose all their fear. And start doing this chirp sound? Raw-ah-raw sound allmost. They allways expect treats with it aswell. They also love it when I run with them in my hands, they spread open their wings and try to fly. (They are pekin crosses, so they can’t fly too much) (I am also not a fast runner so they are safe)

 

[LizGio]

My roo always has to have the last word

 

[DarleneE]

I am certain they do! My little Silkie Minnie talks to me and also even yells out calling me when she wants treats or just wants to see me! She will start literally yelling and squawking REALLY loudly and I'll go outside to see her and she stops and will then just answer me softly and so sweetly when I talk to her! I'll say something to her and she'll answer.. I'll say something else and she'll respond again. It's so cute! She's just so precious to me! My Black Australorp, Ebby also talks to me! I will imitate the chirps she makes and she will chirp yet again and so on and we carry on an entire conversation this way! I just love my girls!!

 

[artbykarenehaley]

I'm sure that my Barred Rock hens communicate with me and my husband. I've recognized at least 8 different sounds coming from them. I keep reading about the egg song, but I think mine are screaming, 'what came out of my butt'! I don't think it sounds like a song.
I like chatting with them. Yak, yak, yak, please talk back

When our hens sing the egg song, my son and I like to imagine they're saying "I popped one out!"

 

[EskiBear]

I’m convinced that they do! Whenever I go out to visit, my hens (especially the ones I gave extra attention to growing up) will come over to me, talk to me, peck at my clothing, etc. They also really love being held, so sometimes if I’m sitting they’ll jump up and want to be pet, haha. Chickens are basically dogs, but with feathers I even had one of my hens (Stormie) fly through my first floor window to be held for a month or so after we introduced her to the rest of the flock. She laid some eggs on me, which was weird. She’s still one of the friendliest hens

 

[janiedoe]

Yes, they do. And Lord forbid you try talking on the phone with a chicken nearby.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

My flock is a mix of RIR, Barred Rock, Wyandotte, EEs, Buff Orpington, Maran, Australorp, ISA Brown, Comet & 2 surprise mixes, 1 a Brahma & the other I have no clue. All have their unique personalities & sounds they make, but yes, they do chatter, cluck & carry on conversations with eachother & me. They are a joy!

My Roosters are quite vocal as well, & demand their hugs from human mama. The Roos are so sweet & will close their eyes as I gently pet their combs & tiny feathers around eyes, or preen new feathers. They actually love sitting on my lap & being fussed over.

Yesterday a hawk zoomed over the pigeons & the closest Buff Orpington Roo literally said a long drawn out "wowwwww" & it was so hilarious we laughed for 10 minutes...then of course the Barred Rock mimics laughter whenever he hears me laugh, makes us laugh even more.

Each Hen & Roo responds to their names being said, it's so cool. They know if I say come on, or come here, they will come right over. If someone is laying an egg, she squawks her egg song & everyone else cheers her on, it's quite a funny symphony.

One recent rescue Maran mix hen honks like a goose & will honk excitedly when I walk towards her or look at her, so I have to wonder where she was before...were there geese? I rescued 3 hens & at 1st they were so skittish & afraid, but 2 mos. later they run to me & Honking Lady let's me pet & hug her.

1 Rooster, an EE, was just a young cockeral when I saw him being bullied & chased, he was terrified, so I told the man to add that baby Roo to the hens I was adopting. That poor boy was so scared, when the man finally scooped him up with a large net & presented the bird to me, I held him & he stopped trembling & snuggled in my arms. He rode all the way home curled up on my lap, making sweet little sounds. To this day, he does a special young high pitch crow when he sees me. He will jump & run up to the top peak of a gazebo, looking like a weather vane, & do his baby crow, looking at me & waiting for my reaction. I say, "Oh you good boy, sweet Baby Roo!" Then he happily slides down the gazebo roof, hits the ground & practically bounces over to me, so happy I praised him, then wants his hugs. I love Baby Roo so much! He has always remained grateful that I rescued him that day 7 years ago.

I went to an auction 6 years ago...wow, that's a dangerous place for me because I wanted to adopt Every Animal there! They were bidding on chickens & came to a cage with 3 sad looking hens, heads down, filthy & they looked a bit old. No one would bid, so I did. They seemed traumatized, afraid, skittish, half bald & their combs were pale. After I gently placed them in the cushy crate for the ride home, they just cowered & huddled & never made a sound...broke my heart. I spoke soft & loving to them as I drove, told them I will take care of you girls & love you. Once home, I cleaned them up, tended to their mite scabs, and gave each a gentle Lavender oatmeal shampoo bath in my bathtub, as they sat on cushy towels I dried on low with my hair dryer, which they Loved...they closed their eyes as I fluffed their clean feathers, gave them pedicures, Neosporin on boo boos & vetRX on combs...wow, they looked & felt like new ladies! Honest to goodness, after their "spa day" their spirits lifted & they literally pranced like proud princesses pecking at fresh clover & chickweed. When I offered live mealworms, they didn't even know what they were! Then Chanel, the Brahma, pecked one worm. Then they All pecked a few, slowly with curiosity. 5 minutes later they were clucking happily...it was the 1st sounds they had uttered & they were happy sounds!!!

I love my flock & even though I have quite a few of various ages & breeds, I know each one by the sounds of their voices, Hens & Roos. I love them so very much!

(Pics of Baby Roo & Chanel who is my best surrogate mama )

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

My Barred Rock, Big Rhonda, scolds me when I am in the garden and don't throw her a snack over the fence. Or when I'm late to let them out of the coop. Or when I walk past the scratch bin and don't give her any. Or just any time she wants to really.

It's like a low "bwaaaaaaaah" noise, and to me it translates to something like, "why you little..."

My RIR squeals back at me when I say her name.

I didn't raise these but I do have some in the brooder now. I hope they grow up to be talkers as well!

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

It's normal! I wish mine did it but I've heard of other people's chickens doing it

 

[MarlaMac]

I know this may sound weird but do chickens talk back or talk with us? whenever mine see me (the ones that i raised from when they were baby chicks not the older ones in the flock) walk up to me and start making small clucking noises and look at me and like tilt their head or if I talk first they reply and they come up close and look at me and sometimes try to eat things off me or rub their beak on me or sit across me and do small clucking noises I can’t tell if this is normal for chickens or if they’re communicating something but advice would be super helpful ty the cockerels do this too not just the pullets if that helps

All my girls - even the 8 week old ones talk to me when I walk up. Out of respect for Rooster Cogburn's leadership in the flock, I always address him when I walk into the flock. He ALWAYS talks back. He also runs along side me whenever I go over to the coop, never in front, but talks to me the entire way. Then he goes into the coop and "supervises" my work. They are great at interaction.