i have a 5-6 month old bb red hen and she sometimes makes a noise that sounds like purring. i was wondering if anybody else's chickens might do that.
I have one that growls which I guess could sound like a purr. She does this when she is laying and doesn't want anyone else to come into her nest box.
I sometimes hear what we call Trilling from our house chick. It sounds beautiful and normally happens when she is super happy - like when we refill her food dish! Is that sort-of what your experiencing?
I call that purring sound a "trill." It's their happy sound. I love to hear it. My heart melts when a chicken is tucked into the corner of my arm, or on my lap, and she trills as she falls asleep.
