What are my roosters doing? Strange behavior!*PIC*

[catdaddyfro]

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Actually the I've just laid an egg song is just natural for a hen to do after she lays. It goes way back in the their heritage from when the fowl were running in the wilds. When the hen went to her nest to lay, during this time the flock would wander away from her while feeding. So when the hen laid and started the egg cackle the cocks and most of the time some of the others joined in to help her locate where the rest of them were.

The land predator warning is more of a series of boks as in : bok, BOK, then faster bok boks.... over and over with more intensity as the danger gets nearer and nearer.

anyway back to the Question on he thread.

My roosters I have now do the same and most that I've had in he past have done the same. And it is a gesture to the hens that this is a place that you should lay, it a safe spot and hidden real well. Its just a down right curtious move on their part to gain some brownie points for later little romantic moments.

catdaddy

 

[gryeyes]

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*snip* The land predator warning is more of a series of boks as in : bok, BOK, then faster bok boks.... over and over with more intensity as the danger gets nearer and nearer. *snip*

I learn the most interesting things on this forum. I absolutely love the written description of chicken communication. It's so perfect!

Yesterday, as I was crossing a signal-controlled intersection on foot, I realized one of the Audible Alert "chirps" for the Blind pedestrians was EXACTLY the same sound as that made by a "tween" chick who discovers s/he is all alone because the others in the flock have moved out of sight. It's that "Hey! I'm all alone - come find me!" chirp, just exactly. "CHIRP!? CHIRP!? CHIRP?!"

Of course, the Audible Alert for the other direction Okay To Cross Now signal is totally electronic and doesn't resemble any animal.

..sorry to hi-jack the thread.... back to Gentlemen Roosters. ;-)

 

[cnj-tx50]

My "gentleman" takes the first time layers into the coop. Sometimes on the second or third egg they are just not sure or they want his attention, but they will "call" him in there to "sit" with them. If he is "courting" another lady at the time he tries to talk to them outside but if they insist then he does his duty to them and goes into o "sit and talk" to them until the proud egg comes!!!

 

[pips&peeps]

One of my lavender boys sounds like he is singing the egg song all the time. It really freaks me out!