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[Penguin]

How we love our girls especially the fuss they make of cabbage and sweetcorn! And the fact that they have wrecked my very nice flower bed (that's what I thought it was, silly me, of course it is their dust bath/worm restaurant). They are very well settled and now seem to be making content little noises a bit like purring - I assume and hope that this is normal?!

[vikpow]

yes i think that noise is when they're contented- mine do it when having a dustbath in my once beautiful flowerbeds even though they've got their own tub for dustbathing!

[4Clucks-minusOne]

Mine do it all the time when dustbathing. It's a lovely sound. I've noticed Bella does it at night in the eglu when I go to close their door. I always check they are all in and she often purrs then as I am talking to them.

[Raina]

I hope it's Normal too

 

My girls do it alot, Mainly when they are laying eggs or find a big fat slug

[sandyhas3chucks]

totally normal. hapy... enjoy

[mags]

i love hearing them purr so cute !

 

mags

[Ms Tilytinkle]

I agree soooooooooooooo cute but I have found there are two types of purr, well one of mine has two types . .one being the mmmm contented happy but then there's a more shrill purr which means imminent danger. One of them keeps guard when they're all wing splaying & sun bathing & she purrs shrill when she sees movement beneath the trees or hedge. Its usually the big ginger tom from over the road but they all listen to her & stop relaxing and sit very still until the danger passes. Prrrrrrrrrr I think our chooks are very clever thee chooks!!!

 

Ms Tillyswhitechookisfartoocleverforherowngood!!

[4Clucks-minusOne]

I think I got promoted to head chick and lookout yesterday as Daisy joined in the wing wafting/sunbathing group. She usually keeps watch over the others so it was nice to see her relax a little.

[Couperwife]

oooh, congratulations - head chook eh

 

its nice when they trust you isnt it

 

one of ours got tangled in a piece of fruit bag netting (dont ask ) and I was called (so loudly the neighbours came to find me ), anyway, I removed netting from the foot by a usually fractious chicken - she was sooo calm in my arms it was unbelievable. I then got a quiet cluck and she went on her way

 

cathy

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[Tulip]

Their purring is the sweetest sound in the world to me, because I know they're happy