I would like to get some information about the "chickenese" my six girls have developed since the new trio has arrived yesterday to interpret it right.
After the new girls finally felt encouraged enough by me digging the soil next to their run and my kids throwing them some worms into the run to stay out, my three Sussex girls kept sort of patrolling around and from time to time I could hear a sound, almost like a cooing sound, I couldn't figure out from the distance whether it came from the newbies or the old flock. I have heard a similar noise from our youngest Sussex when she is in the nest and I am near the opening of the coop she makes this noise that so far I did interpret as a friendly reminder not to come too close and disturbing her peace although, even when I still cleaned the droppings around her inside the coop she never tried to peck me. So now I wonder what exactly this cooing means.
Next the newbies kept sticking their beaks through the mesh of their run as if they wanted to get a closer sniff of the others outside the run or like sticking a finger to say hello through it. The Sussex "chatted" a lot today with me and among themselves. The noise they make when being about to lay or having laid I got every time I came into the garden and the Sussex, all three, came always running towards me, making this noise as if they were so excited about the new arrival that they all three wanted to tell me this news like the breaking news of the day.
Meantime the newbies kept walking up and down the run like looking for an exit to check out the other side of the run.
And putting all this together, besides my very own excitement, can I take all this as a good sign for a bright future happily together (ever after inclusive) or do I misinterpret them, putting my own positive impression into their beaks although they might tell each other to be aware of the day they find each other without a mesh wire in between?
Thanks, Neelam