Is it possible???

[epitidios]

I found one egg in a nest earlier. The problem is that none of the hens was singing the usual song. Is it possible. From the window now i just another one sitting on the nest.

 

[Opa]

They don't alway make sound after laying.

 

[mgw]

We have gotten a total of 11 eggs from our girls who just started laying last week. I have only heard the egg song once and it was before the egg was laid, I know becouse as soon as i heard it I checked the nest box and no chicken and no egg. checked back in 15 mins and there was an egg. Go figure!

 

[tuesdays chicks]

they dont all sing the egg song. and my BO is fairly quiet throughout the egg laying process which for her takes a very long time sometimes (hours). I guess every bird and breed is different

 

[sourland]

Well, you found an egg; therefore, it is possible.

 

[epitidios]

Well i just gave them their dinner, and i found two more eggs. Today they were really quiet. A few days ago, all the area found out that they were laying eggs. Another issue but i think this is probably breed related is the egg size. I got four of the same breed and they lay really small eggs. The other parameter is that they started laying recently.

 

[Cheep]

I'm also new with hens, & I only have 1 laying now, but she started with small eggs & they seem to be getting larger, as she grows.

 

[theoldchick]

Back when I had a large flock, my hens seemed to sing less when the weather was very hot. The Silkies acted like laying an egg was a secret during the heat of late summer and were very, very quiet.

 

[JetBlack]

I have one black bantam that NEVER SHUTS UP and hardly lays any eggs. The other chooks are silent. I never hear them lay. One RIR, I have picked up her eggs and they were still warm, but never heard a thing. She just tucks the newspaper under her wing, grabs a cup of coffee and heads for her stall.

 

[epitidios]

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