Pullet singing the egg-laying song....for weeks now.

[Wynette]

I've got a 16 week old pullet that for probably 3-4 weeks has been singing the egg-laying song...BUK....BUK......BUUKKKKAWWWW!!!! In fact, she doens't cluck at all, from what I've heard. She's a Jersey x NHR.

Has anyone else had a pullet that does this? She's driving me nuts...I keep thinking someone's fixin' to lay me an egg from my juvie pen!

I don't think she's near ready to lay yet!

 

[BUG126]

one of our EE does this. I heard it a few weeks ago and went RUNNING out to the coop excited, only to be disappointed. She still does this constantly, but no eggs. ugh!

 

[richnchicks]

patience, patience....

 

[Fast Chick]

Mine were doign that before they were old enough to lay, now only one of them ever does it and then not very often.

 

[JennsPeeps]

My banty cochin does a little buk buuk BUKWAHK every once in a while. She's about 16 weeks old (I'm guessing). For her, it's more of a warning thing when she's upset, like when the other birds are in a corner of the yard and she can't find them, or a loud car drives by.

I expect our standards to start laying before the banty does.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

She must be working up to a really BIG egg!

 

[Wynette]

I think it probably is like what JennsPeeps indicated, because this bird is a bit flighty; it doesn't take much for her to get upset & run up and down the fenceline.

Well, at least she's not the Lone Ranger! Glad to hear others have chickens that do this, too. Thanks!