Stressing already!

[ItsUsAgain]

So I rescued 2 beautiful ISA brown girls at the weekend. They're about 3 yrs old, healthy but had slowed egg production so they were for the chop. They're now safe at my place. An absolute delight. I find myself rushing home from work each day to see them.
The smaller of the 2 (Audri Henburn - her friend is Judi Garlhen) is clearly the boss - first at the corn cob, first to explore etc. but I noticed her sneeze a couple of times yesterday afternoon and figured maybe dirt on her face/nose from a day of hard foraging. This morning when I gave them breakfast she was making a purring/growling noise. I'm not sure if this is her warning of danger - the dog was closeby (although there's no real danger there) and I guess she's not used to me yet, maybe she was purring because she's happy, or maybe she's ill. I'm hoping it's one of the first 2, but how do I tell??

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! She probably doesn't know that your dog won't try to eat her.

 

[BYC910]

 

[Flamens Farm]

Hi New environment for her, hopefully, she was just warning the dog she is not dog food.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC - great that you have joined us.

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/website-announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3/?prefix_id=3


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[New2Chicks97]

Hi! I bet your new girls are glad you rescued them too. My girls make all sorts of weird noises. I never realized that chickens make so many different noises.

 

[drumstick diva]

Yes, they can growl and also purr. A mother hen with chicks can be extremely fierce.

Hope you will enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do

 

[JesusHChicken]

My chickens make some funky noises. My fav is our partridge that squeaks.

This is a great site. Welcome!

 

[ItsUsAgain]

Hopefully she's just being wary - I'll keep an eye on her.

And thanks for all the welcomes!

 

[Joeschooks]

Welcome to BYC! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do.