Terrible noise

[Young MacDonald]

Hi,

My hen laid her first egg today. Before she laid it she was making a terrible gutteral sound. Now it's been about an hour and she's still making a horrible sound -- like she is having trouble breathing. She has her beak open and nobody else does.

Did the egg break her? There was some blood on the egg.

 

[thechickenchick]

No. The noise is perfectly normal and so is a little blood. She will be fine as soon as she gets the hang of it. Congrats on her first egg!

 

[Young MacDonald]

Thank you. She is fine today. I think she was a little freaked out. But all's well now.

 

[thechickenchick]

I am glad she is recovered. I think I would be a little freaked out the first time too!!