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egg song from four month old pullets

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Handyhens, Aug 25, 2014.

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  1. Aug 25, 2014 #1
    Handyhens

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    I just heard one of my chickens sing the egg song.
    At least I sounded like it. Isn't it buc buc baCAWW!
    The problem is, only one of them is supposed too lay soon, and she was in the house at the time...:/
     
  2. Aug 25, 2014 #2
    Wyandottes7

    Wyandottes7 Crowing 5 Years

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    Sometimes I've heard chickens make the "egg song" when they get startled. Maybe a bird flew overhead or another chicken annoyed the bird who made the noise. My birds also somtimes do it if they lose sight of a fellow flock member and are trying to find him/her.
     
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  3. Aug 26, 2014 #3
    ShockValue

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    16 weeks is early, but some of the new sporty models of chickens can lay as early as 18. What breed is she?
     
  4. Aug 26, 2014 #4
    Handyhens

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    she is a red sex link. i found this on the ground andshe had it all over her butt. is it an egg
    . i cant do pics the thread is in chicken behaviors and egg laying its titln is first egg....sorta
     

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