Man I hate the egg laying song!

[AllenK RGV]

Whenever I hear it I think my chicken are in distress so I run out and disturb them. I am sure I will settle down with time, but it doesn't sound like a happy moment.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Everything is fine! It is true, sometimes they start up on that whenever something disturbs them. I don't specifically know why chickens do that, but I think it may have something to do with leading predators away from their nest. or maybe they are just letting everybody know that they have lid an egg.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

They've been doing it for millions of years, whether people were around to hear it or not.
In the wild, a hen will go off to the nest to lay while the rest of the flock continues to forage. When she's done, she will call out, "Hey, where are your guys?"
They will return with the same call, meaning "Here we are"?
They still do it today, even if they are all in the same pen.
I've heard the same song from roosters when they get separated from the flock.
It is ingrained genetically. A hen makes the call and they all respond in kind.

 

[AlleysChicks]

All mine pitch in to sing. The oldest birds are a year and a half. They are still as loud as ever.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Well my dogs will be happy tonight with their evening meal they will have 2 fresh eggs, one is grossly still body temerature. I have never felt a warm egg prior to today.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I wish mine were body temperature. If I don't collect every 30 minutes or so they freeze.

 

[aart]

Well my dogs will be happy tonight with their evening meal they will have 2 fresh eggs, one is grossly still body temerature. I have never felt a warm egg prior to today.

I still love finding a warm egg, especially on freezing cold day.

Why feed to dogs, you do not eat eggs?


The egg song, which is very hard(for me anyway) to tell apart from the alarm call, has sent me running too......but in time you will learn the difference.

 

[sourland]

@AllenK@new2this , have you considered medication ? For you, not the birds.

 

[igorsMistress]

My newest layer is very vocal and she gets all of them going at once. I love it!
You'll learn the difference with time and come to enjoy their lovely voices

 

[WVduckchick]

I interrupted a little lady this morning also. Although it turned out to be her roo standing guard was the one making the ruckus!