The eggs song or alarm?

[MrsKroo]

I have four golden buffs, so they're pretty small, probably around 5 lbs as well.

My buff Orpington are huge. They’re supposed to get between 8-9 pounds.

 

[MrsKroo]

For those of you still following this thread,
Here’s an update.
A hawk landed on a tree in my backyard while the two buff Orpington pullets were out on their daily backyard foraging.
I’m always there with them so I stood up a

nd took some photos and a video of Everest doing a very loud song!!!
Again, the egg song or alarm song?
I posted the video on Instagram but I will show you a photo of the hawk as it was flying away.
So, was Everest doing the eggs song in the middle of an emergency?
Or was she doing the alarm song because her sister was still outside the safety of the run?

 

[MrsKroo]

She sure looks reddy!
Could always......
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Great article. Very good information but my husband doesn’t want do the measuring

 

[rosemarythyme]

So, was Everest doing the eggs song in the middle of an emergency?
Or was she doing the alarm song because her sister was still outside the safety of the run?

That would likely be an alarm call.

 

[MrsKroo]

That would likely be an alarm call.

To my untrained ear the alarm call and the egg song sound the same

 

[rosemarythyme]

To my untrained ear the alarm call and the egg song sound the same

Yes, they do. Which is why for safety's sake, if I hear an egg song that just seems off, I go and look out my window to see what the chickens are doing.

 

[MrsKroo]

Ok everyone, this is Everest, she has been singing the egg song (recently, once a day).
Her sister Blake seem to sing back up.
Today Everest squatted when chicken man was near and amazingly enough she asked him to pick her up!!!! She did this twice too!!!
Then later on in the day when he was sitting on his chair, she walked aver to him , climbed on his lap and actually snuggled up closed asking for a hug!!! Her wattle has turned red, she going into the nesting box and scratches around, what is she telling us?
My theory is that she’s waiting on warmer days.
Her sister Blake, who hatched at the same time, does not seem interested in laying an egg or even preparing for the even
What are your thoughts?

 

[cmom]

Do they squat when you put your hand over their backs. Be careful when you let your birds out. A couple of times I had birds out and a hawk swooped in and killed them right in front of me. It happened so fast I didn't have time to react.

 

[cmom]

I also have golf balls in my nest boxes. I think it encourages them to lay in the nest boxes.

 

[cmom]

Some of my gals make the egg song when others are in the nest boxes. They are either cheerleading or telling them to hurry up so they can use that nest box. I have a lot of nest boxes but they all want to lay in the same ones.