They're purrrring....

[ChixDigMe]

I've got 15 RIR's, all girls (nobody's crowed yet at 15 weeks). Just stepped outside for a quick check, and when I got to the coop, a couple of them were "purring"....almost singing.

I play classical radio for them 24/7 and turn the light off at 10PM (til 7AM and then off at 9AM and back on at 8PM). Could they be trying to mimic the music?

They go to layer feed tomorrow.

 

[CarriBrown]

One of my silkies purrrs! It's really cute. I also have a BLRW that will purr when she's content.

 

[Wolfpacker]

Mine purr when they dust bathe. Chicken Matthews used to purr when she sat on my desk.

 

[silkiechicken]

Yep, it's all normal. They make that sound when they are calming down and when they are relaxed.

 

[2mnypets]

Mine do it all the time. In fact during thunderstorms I will "purr" to them to calm them during the worst part. It seems to work every time. Take the purring as a compliment.

 

[LuckysMom]

It's so cool when they do that "purring thing", it's like a thrumming in their chests. Mine do that when they are sitting in my lap.
Anyway, welcome! I really like your screen name.

 

[GoodEgg]

Purring ... I like that description of it.

Some of mine purr when I hold them too. I could tell it was a happy sound, but I didn't have a word for it.

Glad yours are content in the coop. Mine make a terrible racket when going to roost. I'm waiting for them to settle in!

trish

 

[joebwe25]

I've never heard of tha...
OH YEAH!
I have heard of that.
Mine don't do it anymore.

They'd only did when they were chicks.