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The egg-laying song - what's it sound like?

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by vermontgal, Dec 31, 2008.

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  1. Dec 31, 2008 #1
    vermontgal

    vermontgal Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Chickens are supposed to "sing" when they have laid an egg (or are about to lay an egg? which?).

    Anyone take a video or sound recording of this?

    Oh, I searched more thoroughly on youtube and found:




    This is singing?!

    My pullets make kind of a gentle crooning noise, which is a little like tuneless humming or singing. I like the crooning, but I'm not so sure about those egg noises. Is that really what I am listening for?
     
  3. Dec 31, 2008 #2
    cmom

    cmom Hilltop Farm

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    Yup, that is just what some of mine sound like. Also they seem to prefer certain nest boxes and if one is in one of the preferred nest boxes one of the birds will stand outside it on the roost and squawk like she's telling the one in the nest to hurry up so she can have her turn.
     
  5. Dec 31, 2008 #3
    Jena

    Jena The Welsh Witch

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    Whenyou hae been waiting months for your first egg, believe me that is the sweetest song you could hear.

    lol....lol... [​IMG]

    Jena
     
  7. Dec 31, 2008 #4
    Big Red's Mom

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    What about when the rooster joins in.....

    That can get loud....
     
  9. Dec 31, 2008 #5
    swtangel321

    swtangel321 ~Crazy Egg Lady~

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    Big Red's Mom :

    What about when the rooster joins in.....

    That can get loud....

    Mine joins in also, I always ask him why he's doing the egg song he doesnt lay me eggs, or does he [​IMG]​
     
  11. Dec 31, 2008 #6
    CovenantCreek

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    It's a sound that can be heard for long distances (my introduction to it was from my neighbor's hens -- at least a hundred yards away). My girls don't necessarily lay an egg before they sound off. Sometimes it seems like they're just trying to get someone's attention so they can find out where the rest of the flock is.
     
  13. Dec 31, 2008 #7
    horsejody

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    When mine sing it , it sounds like they are yelling, "IT HURTS!! IT HURTS!!"
     
  15. Dec 31, 2008 #8
    Rhett&SarahsMom

    Rhett&SarahsMom Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Quote:LOL

    Natalie doesnt make any noise. And I have caught her laying twice now. when they are just walking around and being talky though thats a treat.
     
  17. Dec 31, 2008 #9
    HorseFeathers

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    Ours go "buk buk buk" softly while in the nest and "BAWK BAWK BA-GAWK!" LOUDLY when finished! No crooning here.
     
  19. Dec 31, 2008 #10
    vermontgal

    vermontgal Chillin' With My Peeps

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    YouTube also had some egg-laying videos - up close and personal (chicken-al?) with the vent. [​IMG] Maybe from some BYC members?! I'm glad I'm not planning to have kids, let alone lay an egg once a day...

    Even though my gals are now 26 and 27 weeks old, without eggs yet, I still prefer the soft crooning to that egg "song".

    We will see what my neighbors think of all this singing.
     
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