[chickadee]

newbie dumb question time= why does my girl make a noise when she has just laid
thanks in advance if any one can help just interested

[Jellyhead]

How else can she let everyone know what a clever girl she has been

Oh and daft questions dont exist on this forum. I think I am the only normal one on here :shock:    

and the biggest fibber        

[Aunt Sally]

It's because they are jungle fowl and when laying an egg they need to keep in touch with the rest of the flock.  While they are laying they keep quiet so that predators don't find them. When they have finished the rush away from  their nest and shout "Where are you!" to the other hens.

[FCG]

I'm going to go with it's the chookese equivalent of;

"OW you ruddy bu**ering egg, ow ow ow owwwww my backside. I hate doing this every morning... WHYYYYY...Ahhhhhh it's out. Bring on those snails!"

But i asked this of someone knowlegeable of chooks in the wild and it's near enough word for word what Sally's just said.

[kattcottrell]

I'm going to go with it's the chookese equivalent of;

"OW you ruddy bu**ering egg, ow ow ow owwwww my backside. I hate doing this every morning... WHYYYYY...Ahhhhhh it's out. Bring on those snails!"

But i asked this of someone knowlegeable of chooks in the wild and it's near enough word for word what Sally's just said.

       I couldn't agree more, I'd certainly make a song and dance if I had to pass a great big hard egg out of my backside every morning

you should have heard me when I gave birth to my twins all them years ago, couldn'd imagine doing that everday.....youch!!!

[WoodyK]

I asked the same question of my Dad today. I just have my first girls but my Dad and Grandad used to keep them. My Dad said it was to announce where they were once they had laid (after keeping quiet) so they could all get back togther. Not sure if this is correct, just what he said.

[chickadee]

thank you it truely is a magical sound

[NormandyMary]

At least they dont have stupid cockerals trying to mop their brows, being totally useless, saying "push..push"
Oh what I would have done to have had my girls in a nice quiet nesting box...with drugs of course!

[raeburg]

Someone told me (can't remember who) that it was to let the cockerel know that the egg was laid and it was time to get the next one fertilised.  How true this is Ihave no idea

[Aunt Sally]

Not true I'm afraid.  Once mated the hen will lay fertile eggs for quite a while.  A month or so I think.

[KathyH]

Well chickadee - if you have ever given birth yourself you would know why the noise is necessary!!!  :shock:
Humans also add swearing - usually at the proud father!  

[Planner]

And I thought it was a female thing -
 


After a comment like that - I think I'll get me coat and join the lads down the pub.....

[violet]

Goodness I didn't realise that the deed lasted as long as a month! Is it the same for ducks? if so our new duckw could still be laying fertile eggs?? shame the broody is only just finishing one lot of chicks....

[Kate and her Ducks]

Yep, may well still be fertile