Do you recognize each chicken's "voice"?

[mrsbos]

I heard an odd squawking this morning, much lower pitched than the usual egg song or morning greeting sound I get from 2 of my 3 pullets. I went to investigate and found it was my 3rd pullet Fluffy, making the distinct noises. I had never witnessed her being really vocal before, and the sound was definitely different from my other 2. So can you recognize a hen by the sound of her voice, or do they all sound the same to you? Are the squawks different for different breeds? I have 3 EEs.

 

[FourPawz]

I've got one black sexlink that has a really, low, guttural voice. I can always recognize her conversations. The others are harder to tell apart though.

 

[domino7]

If you do, it means you don't have enough chickens lol.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

I recognize the roos, but not the hens. Only 4 roos though, so far

 

[Illia]

I have over 70 chickens and can recognize 80% of their voices.

Some of the Marans and Jersey Giants sound the same, but otherwise, the rest I can all say - "oh, so and so is crowing!" or "oh, so and so laid an egg!"

 

[azygous]

Oh yeah! I have fifteen chickens, (two of them roosters) and I can distinguish most of their voices. I do spend a lot of time with them, though. I really, really like chickens.

 

[Pinky]

I can tell my six rooster's calls apart and 10 of my hen's calls from the rest of then. The rest all sound the same.

 

[eggsontoast]

One of mine makes a certain noise when she finds herself separated from her best friend. Another makes a funny "PIP!" noise sometimes. My orpington (also named Fluffy) is the most vocal.

 

[duckking]

My Delaware has this low guttural sound. My GLW has the poster girl soft chicken cluck and the 2 RIR's are somewhere in between. It's hard to tell those two apart.

 

[Aubrinator]

I have 1 hen that never grew out of a chirp. She is also the steadiest layer and the most human-friendly. I don't know whether it has something to do with the personality or not.