What did I say?!?

[russ_t]

I went out this morning to let the flock out of the coop and heard the first ever crow from one of my cockerels. The birds are Wellsummers about 3 months old. 3 pullets and 6 cockerels.

I wanted to see if I get the vocal boy to crow again so I issued my own of key attempt at a low volume crow. All nine birds stopped dead in their tracks and then took off like a shot in to the coop. One brave boy stood guard just inside the door.

I guess it ment something in chicken-ese, but danged if I know what...

 

[vnploveschickens]

That's funny. Probably sounded like an alarm.

 

[gritsar]

Congrats! Apparently you are fluent in predator alerts. Might wanna work on your cockle-doodle-do's though.

 

[raroo]

Too funny!

 

[CrimsonRose]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who talks to their chickens...

Yeah I'm always misunderstood too...

 

[sparkles2307]

haha at least they understood you!

I quack at my ducks and bleat at my goats the whole time i am out with them ech day. its relaxing to talk to them!

 

[daisychick]

My chickens are scared of me when I try to talk chicken. They come to me if I speak english!

I guess us humans just don't know the proper chicken talk!

 

[countrygirlatheart]

Don't feel bad, We do the same thing with our's and they just look at us like we're nuts (well, we are). Sometimes we think we have democratic chickens though because (we swear) it sounds like they say "BBAARROOCCKK!!!!"

. We are currently trying to teach them a new word.............but its not working

 

[gritsar]

Wanna freak your rooster out? Get the rooster crowing ringtone on your cell phone and play it where he can hear it, but not see you. I'm giving my rooster a complex this way. Yes, I'm mean.