Do hens use the Egg Song as a warning call too?

[Pinger05]

Today while spending the morning with the flock an ultralight flew over the farm. At first I didn't notice the aircraft but one of my hens saw it and started her egg-laying song. The roo heard her and repeated the song for everyone else. Attached is a video of the encounter. You can hear the ultralights motor.

Is it normal for the ladies and the roo to use the egg song as their alert?

 

[dai2dao996]

Today while spending the morning with the flock an ultralight flew over the farm. At first I didn't notice the aircraft but one of my hens saw it and started her egg-laying song. The roo heard her and repeated the song for everyone else. Attached is a video of the encounter. You can hear the ultralights motor.

Is it normal for the ladies and the roo to use the egg song as their alert?

Mine will use it before laying sometimes, after laying sometimes, as a warning sometimes, and when they are mad about something. Lol

 

[Pinger05]

Mine are soooo close to their first eggs that every time I hear the egg song I run outside to expect a nice warm egg...

 

[dai2dao996]

Mine are soooo close to their first eggs that every time I hear the egg song I run outside to expect a nice warm egg...

They are teasing you! Lol

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

Mine use it as a warning, if they’ve finished laying an egg, if they can’t find any other chickens, if another hen is trying to enter the nesting box she’s in, or if they’re bored and feel like causing general havoc in the coop because it gets the roosters going too

 

[dai2dao996]

Mine use it as a warning, if they’ve finished laying an egg, if they can’t find any other chickens, if another hen is trying to enter the nesting box she’s in, or if they’re bored and feel like causing general havoc in the coop because it gets the roosters going too

Yep! Lol. My Rhode island red will do it for about an hour if another chicken is in her laying box. Pisses her right off.

 

[Pinger05]

Mine use it as a warning, if they’ve finished laying an egg, if they can’t find any other chickens, if another hen is trying to enter the nesting box she’s in, or if they’re bored and feel like causing general havoc in the coop because it gets the roosters going too

I have seen the ladies use if if they are 'lost' or if they see something new. So far they have not used it to tell me they laid an egg.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

They get pretty passive aggressive when it comes to the perfect nesting box! Because you know..I’m cruel and heartless so I only gave them the one nesting box...nothing else

 

[dai2dao996]

I don't think it matters how many you give them, they all want the same one. Lol.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

You know what they say..the grass is always greener