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Tips From Our Junior Blogger: The Egg Song

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Chicken tending tips straight from the mouth of a Kindergartener!




The Egg Song
The egg song is when a chicken bawks a lot after they lay an egg.  I learned [from Fresh Eggs Daily] they might do this because:

1.  They sing their song so the predator sees them and not their egg.  They want to keep predators away from their eggs.  

2.  They sing because they laid an egg and they are happy and they want to tell everyone.

3.  They sing their song because they are looking for their friends after they laid their eggs.



For more information about The Egg Song read this entertaining article from Fresh Eggs Daily.

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