Do your chickens whine?

[bakerjw]

Every morning when I go tend to the girls (my 8 tsc pullets) they whine incessantly. I fill up their feeder, they whine. I fill up their waterer, they whine. I collect eggs, they whine. The only time they stop is if I pet them although they aren't in the rooster loving mood in the early morning.

The afternoons are even worse. They whine and whine and whine. If I even reach toward them they squat and stomp waiting for their rooster rubdown which is a pat on the back ruffle of the neck feathers and a little tug of their back feathers. They fluff up and trot off all satisfied and quiet.

But egads is it a racket in the morning. It's like they're starved for my attention. I kind of like being doted upon by my flock but the racket is amazing.

 

[CMV]

I have one that hums all the time. It never stops. She sounds like a grumbling old lady. The only time she stops is if something catches her attention. It takes a couple seconds for her little pea brain to register what the disturbance was, and then she starts humming again. It's actually kind of annoying. She's still my favorite, though.

 

[patman75]

Get them a roo, he will give them all the attention they want and more. I bet they will stop making noise then.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[heather112588]

those are some horny girls you got there...sounds like the roo isnt giving them enough "attention"

 

[gryeyes]

I have one of thoses. She does sound like a worrisome old lady! Sometimes, when she isn't whining, I double-check to make sure it's really her.

She's my friendliest pullet, too. Follows me everywhere. If I ask her, "Molly, what's up?" she stops whining and looks at me, then starts up again.

 

[FoodKillah]

One of my 4 hens is like that too. She makes that horrible noise UURGGGG UUUUURG (all day), and believe me her voice is the worst i ever heard. My sister which doesnt really love chickens was checking them out and she was like "eww what is wrong with her, what a cute voice" (ironic).

She is my favorite hen tho. Those chickens just seem to have more personality, imo. I dont think something is wrong with your rooster, because my rooster loves that whining hen and always makes out with her first, she follows him around everywhere.

Just social hens

 

[thebirdguy]

My kids are always whining...

 

[sourland]

My youngest grandson always whines. So you think that if I got a rooster to kick his butt it would help?

 

[dawg53]

One of my Barred Rock hens is a whiner. I always ask her if she'd like some cheese with that 'whine' lol. I'd rather listen to her whine than listen to my Buff Orpington scream. Yeah, she's a screamer....but that's a different story.