Trilling! Seems to only be cockerel chicks

[Cluckingham palace capers]

Has anyone noticed it seems to only be males chicks that “trill”. Just something I’ve been watching out for when raising chicks. Is it just a coincidence or fact? I’ve not read about “trilling” and the sex trait. Would be very interested to find out.

 

[21hens-incharge]

My females always trilled.
Many still do even at 8 years old.

I think your experience was a coincidence.

 

[lazy gardener]

Are you talking about when chicks trill themselves to sleep under their MHP, or are you talking about the "trill" warning? In either case, I believe they all do it. Though I've never heard heat lamp chicks of either gender trill themselves to sleep.

 

[Cluckingham palace capers]

Trill warning I was referring to. So if that’s the case that they all do it, perhaps it’s the most dominant in the clutch then?

 

[21hens-incharge]

About half my flock of 30 do the warning trill.

My birds that are just almost a year don't do it yet but they certainly head for cover quick when it happens.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

All of mine do it, but the males seem to do it more often. It could be because I have more males than females and the females get intimidated by them a lot.

One of my young cockerels finally discovered the dirt bath in the coop/got over his fear of it. They've been dust bathing outside or in the poop boards PDZ. Anyway, I was scooping poop and he was in the dirt bath and making the sweetest sounds. He sounded like a whimpering puppy -- I've never head this particular sound from anyone in my flock before.

 

[RodNTN]

All 30 of my chickens trill Boy & girl alike.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

I noticed most trill but males do it so
Much more
Loud and obnoxious.Mu roosters sound a like a peacock or a whole zoo when a hawk or such fly’s over.