GLW egg song but no egg?

[reddpepper86]

Hi everyone! My GLW has been singing an egg song the past few days but has yet to lay her first egg! She's close (red comb/wattles, just started squatting as of this morning, pelvic bones are separated) but nothing yet!

When I see her singing her egg song I usually go check the nesting box but -- nothing. Anybody have a chicken start singing a little while before her first egg?

Hoping to have another chicken laying soon since only our RSL is out of our 7 so far.

I know it'll happen when it happens but just curious what others experience is with this .

TIA everyone!

 

[kitkat5505]

Yep. I’ve had that with some of mine. One of my leghorns will do it anytime any of the others lay their eggs lol.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

My BJG used to do that. I've noticed that her alarm call is very similar to her egg song. It could be your hearing an alarm call instead of the egg song?

 

[reddpepper86]

My BJG used to do that. I've noticed that her alarm call is very similar to her egg song. It could be your hearing an alarm call instead of the egg song?

Interesting - maybe that could be it! I'll have to pay close attention the next time she does it!

 

[WhatAboutBob?]

For sure they will/can sing their egg song before laying for awhile. She’s getting closer and it will be any day now! Just as a reference, all my GLW pullets hatched in July are laying, only the pullet hatched in August isn’t laying yet...

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Interesting - maybe that could be it! I'll have to pay close attention the next time she does it!

If she sings her song, with her head high, and everybody looks up... its an alarm. Its like its not an immediate threat alarm... or they wouldn't be so loud.

 

[reddpepper86]

For sure they will/can sing their egg song before laying for awhile. She’s getting closer and it will be any day now! Just as a reference, all my GLW pullets hatched in July are laying, only the pullet hatched in August isn’t laying yet...[/QUOT

Interesting! Mine was born late August, so I'm hoping I'll see some eggs soon! I hope yours starts laying soon too!

 

[aart]

Yes, pullets can be very noisy near onset of lay,
both the ones laying and the ones close to laying.
I call it the Raucous Cacophony.
One year I had a particularly vocal group of pullets...
...I could not believe how loud they were. SMH.

 

[reddpepper86]

Yes, pullets can be very noisy near onset of lay,
both the ones laying and the ones close to laying.
I call it the Raucous Cacophony.
One year I had a particularly vocal group of pullets...
...I could not believe how loud they were. SMH.

Well hopefully I'll start seeing eggs soon from our GLW!

 

[WhatAboutBob?]

Yes, pullets can be very noisy near onset of lay,
both the ones laying and the ones close to laying.
I call it the Raucous Cacophony.
One year I had a particularly vocal group of pullets...
...I could not believe how loud they were. SMH.

I have that "Raucous Cacophony" thanks to several of my GLW's! They cawk and squawk most of the day!! One in particular is exceptionally loud, just walking around making a terrible racket.