Space Chick Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 For the last 3 days when we have been doing combined free-ranging I have laid out meal worms. Rose eats these very quickly and makes a noise that sounds like a hiccup. She doesn't do this any other time. Can Chickens have hiccups when they eat treats too fast or is it a weird response noise to free-ranging with the newbies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane_uk Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 One of mine burps after wolfing her treats down, (usually it's just one burp, but it's a 'builders burp' so to speak, and not very ladylike). I don't know what I'd do if I saw a hiccup! My motherly urge would want to try and get her a drink, the rest of me would probably think it was cute and get a fit of the giggles! Hope Rose is okay with her hiccups and they're not causing her any problems! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 How un-ladylike Jane Glad your ex-batts are having a fun life. Rose is her usual self, hiccups are not bothering her, its just I'm a panicky mum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*mummy_hen* Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Florence doesn't hiccup but when she has lots of food infront of her or we give her treats she sort of clucks under her breath...the first time she did it i thought she couldn't breathe properly!! They get over excited i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 One of my cockerels hiccup'd for a few minutes just like a human if he was suddenly grabbed. It was so funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgies Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Are the mealworms live? My girls used to do a hiccupy/sneezy noise when they ate anything that wriggled! Moths, worms etc, big hiccupy noise right after!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 No Budgies they are the dried mealworms Everyones answers have put my mind at rest though, thanks I don't know whether its having new girls again, but I have gone back to being a panicky chicken mummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_blackwell1 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Given they have lungs they presumably have a diaghram and therefore could get hiccups......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggalp Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My Chalkie hiccups!! Im sure its a hiccup! She does it after treats, but she sometimes also does it whilst she's having a dust bath - it sounds very much like a hiccup. She is the only one of my four that does it, i dont know if its a coincidence that she is the greediest one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henhathnofury Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I want a chicken that hiccups now! My girls have never done one... Not so sure about the builder's belch though..that made me giggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
