Weird question - do chickens learn to mimic words?

[sealer39]

Apparently you didn’t realize that was a joke. Here, I’ll edit the post with some emojis to make it more clear.

 

[Tatuana]

I tried again to get a video of her today. I think she's secretly evil. She seems to know what the camera is. As soon as the camera comes out, she shuts up.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I think all the animals talk to us, we just need to pay better attention.

 

[Tatuana]

You can faintly hear her say it at the end of the video. She's now taken up saying it when I call to Voodoo. It's pretty much the ONLY chirp she uses now. Except when I video it. It's one high and slightly drawn out chirp followed by a lower and quick chirp.

She now goes "oooh-oh" when I say Voodoo, or call to her, or she's happy, or eating, or roaming the yard, or anything to drive me insane. It was adorable the first six thousand times.

WHY WON'T SHE LET ME RECORD HER?!

 

[Tatuana]

Quick addition in case people try to teach their chickens words ... Don't do it.

Doorbell now won't shut up. That is ALL she says. She loves her name. It was cute the first six thousand times. Now I'm going insane.

 

[JJackson]

I'm trying to decide if I'm reading too much into it or not. I like picking up my silkie and cooing at her. (making sure she's hand tamed for her new owner). I've been doing it a lot the last week and have noticed something strange. Her name is Doorbell. When I say "Hello Doorbell" I swear she goes "Dooor Bellll". Not like the actual words, but singing the sounds. She also responds to "hi" with a single chirp. I've been watching her today, and while she talks a lot, it seems she only makes those noises around me.

Is it possible for a chicken to learn to mimic humans? I'm thinking I just don't see her enough to hear all her sounds. She does talk a LOT. She does definitely use that specific chirp when I say her name, though.

 

[Nyhillbillies]

I'm trying to decide if I'm reading too much into it or not. I like picking up my silkie and cooing at her. (making sure she's hand tamed for her new owner). I've been doing it a lot the last week and have noticed something strange. Her name is Doorbell. When I say "Hello Doorbell" I swear she goes "Dooor Bellll". Not like the actual words, but singing the sounds. She also responds to "hi" with a single chirp. I've been watching her today, and while she talks a lot, it seems she only makes those noises around me.

Is it possible for a chicken to learn to mimic humans? I'm thinking I just don't see her enough to hear all her sounds. She does talk a LOT. She does definitely use that specific chirp when I say her name, though.

They aren’t mimicking, they are actually communicating with you! Chickens- all animals do understand us, we just don’t understand them! We can teach our animals to communicate like we teach a child- with repetition and kindness, even with their limited voice boxes.

Remember Koko the gorilla who talked with sign language?

In the Garden of Eden all animals communicated with & were understood by Adam & Eve. One of God’s promises is a return to that way of life. How wonderful would that be!? And, He says we’ll all be vegans(human & animals alike).

 

[Nyhillbillies]

I tried again to get a video of her today. I think she's secretly evil. She seems to know what the camera is. As soon as the camera comes out, she shuts up.

She’s just camera shy…..

 

[JJackson]

I'm trying to decide if I'm reading too much into it or not. I like picking up my silkie and cooing at her. (making sure she's hand tamed for her new owner). I've been doing it a lot the last week and have noticed something strange. Her name is Doorbell. When I say "Hello Doorbell" I swear she goes "Dooor Bellll". Not like the actual words, but singing the sounds. She also responds to "hi" with a single chirp. I've been watching her today, and while she talks a lot, it seems she only makes those noises around me.

Is it possible for a chicken to learn to mimic humans? I'm thinking I just don't see her enough to hear all her sounds. She does talk a LOT. She does definitely use that specific chirp when I say her name, though.

Don't know about mimicing humans but I swear my alpha silkie roo mimics/parrots and talks to the crows and the woofing dogs up the road

 

[Nyhillbillies]

Don't know about mimicing humans but I swear my alpha silkie roo mimics/parrots and talks to the crows and the woofing dogs up the road

Different species even understand each other. We spend a lot of time observing our local wildlife (5 acres we have), and we’re always amazed at the intricate communication we see & hear.