pre laying noised

[Rooster Don]

Still waiting for our first eggs. Our sussex is making a low murmur type noise, almost like tribbles in the original star trek. she started this today and looks fine and is active. I am guessing this is a pre egg laying noise. Anyone know of this sound?

Also, what does the egg laying song sound like that I have heard spoken of in here so often? We are on Day 10 today and all 5 hens and the rooster for the first time all seemed at ease yesterday together. I guess it just takes time.

 

[Rooster Don]

Okay so it was supposed to read Pre Laying Noises. And my wife just told me that our sussex sounds like a cat in heat.

 

[Angelicisi]

Does she squat for you? How old?

Still waiting for our first eggs. Our sussex is making a low murmur type noise, almost like tribbles in the original star trek. she started this today and looks fine and is active. I am guessing this is a pre egg laying noise. Anyone know of this sound?

Also, what does the egg laying song sound like that I have heard spoken of in here so often? We are on Day 10 today and all 5 hens and the rooster for the first time all seemed at ease yesterday together. I guess it just takes time.

 

[Rooster Don]

she has been squatting. she is around 8 months. bought her and brought her home 10 days ago, pretty traumatic 2 hour drive home then she and her rooster had to wait in the carrying cage until we got the new coop put together. right now she stands and coo's, sits and coo's and sounds like she is just moaning. she was laying the the corner of the fenced in area yesterday and we thought she was close. then today she stated making this new noise constantly.

 

[Angelicisi]

Shes at POL. Point Of Lay...anytime now I'd bet. Toss an egg or golfball in the nest...

 

[Angelicisi]

I have recordings of my girls egg songs but no way to upload them :/ google egg song...all are a tiny bit different but same tune lol I love it and they tease often with it lol

 

[Rooster Don]

so i just saw the ones on youtube, lots of loud announcement type singing. is this what yours do Angelicisi?

 

[Angelicisi]

Yup, there's a pattern to it lol but I have a barnavelder mix that clicks and grunts and carries on like she's upset. No song til after the egg for her. Each girl will figure it it. I just posted a YouTube video of my EE laying an egg. Lol

 

[Angelicisi]

But no song til after I stopped filming just bickering noises, she wasn't waiting for one hen to finish before butting in.