Egg Song but no Egg?

[HillBilly64]

I have a 1year old leg horn who I thought was off the lay as she was moulting. I got a tiny egg from her about 2 months ago, and nothing since. Yesterday she sang her egg song while out free ranging. I checked around where she was, but found no egg.

Then I heard another one this morning from on of them too..but when i checked their coop there was no egg - hunted in their run and didn't see one either.

Do chooks sing the egg song without laying??

 

[snow5164]

I’ve seen the others sing while one is laying .... I hear the song all morning , I just assume someone’s laying.

Maybe you’re just missing them ??

 

[LittleMissCountry]

One of mine sat in the nesting box yesterday for 2 hours, then sang the egg song and ran out, but no egg.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Do chooks sing the egg song without laying??

One of mine sat in the nesting box yesterday for 2 hours, then sang the egg song and ran out, but no egg.

Yeah my hens do that occasionally. I think they just do it, cause they know I will run out there to collect the egg that's not there, and hope I give them a treat.. GC

 

[aart]

Do chooks sing the egg song without laying??

An alarm call sounds an awful lot like the egg song.
Tho they may be close to starting to lay again, it is past the solstice.

 

[GC-Raptor]

An alarm call sounds an awful lot like the egg song.

True, I look out when I hear it. If they are standing still, looking in the same direction. I run out immediately.
If they are going about business as usual, I can take my time, and sometimes come up short. GC

 

[aart]

True, I look out when I hear it. If they are standing still, looking in the same direction. I run out immediately.
If they are going about business as usual, I can take my time, and sometimes come up short. GC

I have hard time telling the difference...have run out many a time to find the 'layer chorus' at full crescendo(not really the right word, but...).