What my chickens try and get away with....

[8 Chicks 1967]

Today we got 3 eggs post molt. Which is a big switch from being cut off. We actually had to buy eggs for Thanksgiving. So, the good news turns into a funny story. This morning we got an egg from Rosie and blueberry. That was easy as Rosie lays a mostly round egg and is light brown in color. Blueberry lays a Mint green egg and is still smallish as she is an EE pullet. The caper came this evening as farria was singing the egg laying song to full volume, but we noticed something strange. It was not a farria egg at all, it was our older hen Penny that gave us the gift. Her eggs are very noticeable as they look like they have a belt on. Thank you penny and shame on you farria...BUSTED!!

 

[sunflour]

Hopefully farria will lay soon

Mine sometimes sing a whole flock (6) chorus when only one lays .

 

[aart]

Yup, they can all sound off...
...for many different reasons, many of which we are unable to discern.
I call it the Raucous Cacophony!

 

[8 Chicks 1967]

Yup, they can all sound off...
...for many different reasons, many of which we are unable to discern.
I call it the Raucous Cacophony!

Seems odd to me they would do that anyway. As nature goes you would think it would be counter productive. You would think Certain predators would learn that means fresh eggs!! Come get em.

 

[aart]

Seems odd to me they would do that anyway. As nature goes you would think it would be counter productive. You would think Certain predators would learn that means fresh eggs!! Come get em.

True.....have always wondered why the roosters crows when it might call preds in.

 

[chickens really]

I have Orpington Hens and the Buff named Ding-Dong sings when anyone lays an egg...She is pretty loud all morning here...when she lays she comes flying out of the Coop clucking her head off...Crazy Hen....

 

[sunflour]

True.....have always wondered why the roosters crows when it might call preds in.

I think they are trying to find out if there's a predator around?

Or just because they can crow

 

[AASister]

I keep saying "Who knows what goes on in the mind of a chicken except God and the chicken, and maybe not even the chicken!"

 

[sunflour]

I keep saying "Who knows what goes on in the mind of a chicken except God and the chicken, and maybe not even the chicken!"

One could use the saying with all animals, even human.

 

[JewelBirds]

Hopefully farria will lay soon

Mine sometimes sing a whole flock (6) chorus when only one lays .

Glad to know I'm not the only one! All this time I thought it was just my chickens lol. My chickens do this all the time. Once they spot another chicken nesting, one will start and then it attracts more! Ha, my neighbors must love me.