Why does one chicken sing an egg song when the other one lays an egg?

[Soot the silkie]

Sometimes they just do strange things that amaze me. I wonder what goes through their minds.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I think it's inborn behaviors gone amuck. I've noticed that when my flock is out free ranging, that even not having laid an egg, if one of the girls gets lost from the rest of the crowd, she'll start singing "the egg song." The rooster will then break away from the rest of his harem and come find the lost soul, and escort her back to the party. In the original Jungle Fowl, the egg song may have been sung for that very purpose: for the hen who's just laid an egg to find the rest of the flock. It wouldn't be difficult to assume that the rest of the flock would answer back when she calls.

"Hey guys, where are you?"

"We're over here! Where've you been? Hurry, the grubs are delicious!"

Yep - it's like a game of chicken "Marco Polo"

 

[Ballerina Bird]

That's hilarious!

 

[Soot the silkie]

That's hilarious!

x2 LOL

 

[jacilee]

OMG egg pooping. LOL I feel sorry for my hens, all but one lays to me such massive eggs I wonder how they manage to get them out. aybe the singing/screaming is them cheering (egging?) each other on, like in weight lifting or footballl. Go girl go!!

 

[Ballerina Bird]

OMG egg pooping. LOL I feel sorry for my hens, all but one lays to me such massive eggs I wonder how they manage to get them out. aybe the singing/screaming is them cheering (egging?) each other on, like in weight lifting or footballl. Go girl go!!

Egging each other on, LOL!

 

[Soot the silkie]

Egging each other on, LOL!

x2.

 

[Soot the silkie]

OMG egg pooping. LOL I feel sorry for my hens, all but one lays to me such massive eggs I wonder how they manage to get them out. aybe the singing/screaming is them cheering (egging?) each other on, like in weight lifting or footballl. Go girl go!!

Yes one of my hens literally screams when she lays an big egg. Well, scream croak. She opens her beak and as she pushes and laments for all to hear. It's sad, but I can't really tell her not to lay eggs. (Unless you can get egg control pills for chickens.

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[Ballerina Bird]

Yes one of my hens literally screams when she lays an big egg. Well, scream croak. She opens her beak and as she pushes and laments for all to hear. It's sad, but I can't really tell her not to lay eggs. (Unless you can get egg control pills for chickens. )

Egg control pills!! Hahaha! This is turning into a comedy thread.

 

[jacilee]

Maybe convince the roo to put on a tiny little profowlactic.