Unusual Chicken Screaming (Video attached)

[ChickenPerson1234789]

My almost 20 week old chicken has gone from quietly pecking other chickens every now and then to suddenly being extremely loud and pecked on by every a few previously subordinate members of the flock (nothing serious but she never fights back or stands her ground now, just runs and gets chased around a lot). Every so often she makes the sound like in the video (also whenever i come to their area/leave she makes the sound).

https://imgur.com/ZK1CiA2

Does anyone know if this is a cause of something more serious? The video cuts off at the end but imagine the same screeches but much louder at the end as well a few times. She has no injuries from others pecking her and i see her eating/drinking enough. They also have more than enough space and one of my chickens has begun to lay eggs (not her though). They are all soon to be egglayers

 

[nuthatched]

That's not screaming, that's normal chicken noises. It's a general "every thing is all right in my world and I'm going to talk about it" if she does a series of squawks at the end, it's 'hey you!' OR 'what are you doing?'

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Yeah that sounds like normal chicken sounds. Are you new to chickens? It may seem weird to you if their voices just changed from the chick peeping to the deeper adult chicken voice. It's quite different, but no cause for concern. She may simply be the first to do it (if that's what's going on).

 

[Aunt Angus]

Goodness! That's downright civil compared to some of my girls! My Silkies scream like something is standing on their feet!

Brace yourself for her egg song. I have a couple who out-scream my rooster when they lay an egg.

She's adorable, btw!!!

 

[Chookchicken]

That’s very normal, and if you think that’s bad and loud wait till someone lays or gets there laying spot stolen then you’ll know what loud is.

 

[triala]

I have several make that sort of noise, it is definitely a conversational one. They are more insistent if they see the tub I use to fill up their food, and there is also the highly nosey quizzical noises I get from a couple who just appear from under the coop when I have walked aorund it: 'What are you doing, shall I help? I can help!'.

As you say, nothing to sometimes when someone lays an egg, and is then very loud announcing that to the world, and that sets off one of the boys (I always think it is like a first-time panicked father wondering what to do), and then another girl starts just because... ! I do find it cute when one of the boys waits outside the coop for one of his girls, though - protective.

 

[Tashua]

That's not screaming, that's normal chicken noises. It's a general "every thing is all right in my world and I'm going to talk about it" if she does a series of squawks at the end, it's 'hey you!' OR 'what are you doing?'

Sounds pretty normal to me !

 

[Tashua]

My almost 20 week old chicken has gone from quietly pecking other chickens every now and then to suddenly being extremely loud and pecked on by every a few previously subordinate members of the flock (nothing serious but she never fights back or stands her ground now, just runs and gets chased around a lot). Every so often she makes the sound like in the video (also whenever i come to their area/leave she makes the sound).

https://imgur.com/ZK1CiA2

Does anyone know if this is a cause of something more serious? The video cuts off at the end but imagine the same screeches but much louder at the end as well a few times. She has no injuries from others pecking her and i see her eating/drinking enough. They also have more than enough space and one of my chickens has begun to lay eggs (not her though). They are all soon to be egglayers

Normal “talking” sounds she’s making ....... when they lay THEN you will here loud & sometimes screaming lol no worries .........all my girls “talk” some more & or louder than others