Is honking noise with no other symptoms normal?

[Mandy120]

My 12 week old pullet got her big girl voice lately, but she’s been making some odd noises. Occasionally, she makes a breathy honking noise in between normal clucks. (Buk buk buk brrrrrr, buk buk buk brrrrrr). She generally does it when she’s more talkative. During preening, dust bathing, and when in distress (like separated from her flock mates). I held her up to my ear, no labored breathing. Her breath was not audible. No nasal discharge, no swollen eyes, and as active as the other pullets. Could a honking noise be just the way she talks? Or could that on its own be a sign of respiratory illness? She only makes this noise occasionally, and she talks normal most of the time, so I don’t know wether to be worried or not.

My 12 week old chicks honk like a goose, I thought maybe it was the breed because my other chickens never sounded like that! It is funny!!

 

[Mloper2011]

Just a voice change thing.


Same here...it cracks me up every time!

I have silkies that honk!¡!! Now THAAAAT IS ADORABLE!!! LOL