Chirping

[helloitsbecca]

Hello all,

I was in my bedroom just now when I heard a really loud chirping - sounded like a bird had literally got into my living room. I ran through and turned the light on and it stopped and I realised it must have been one of the pigs (I suspect Angus, as he is more vocal generally). I got such a fright, as I didn't know what it was and it was so loud. They both seem to be acting normal, as if nothing had happened and are now eating as usual!

What does it mean when they chirp like a bird? Does it mean they are in pain or is it a happy sound? Wish I had caught it on camera!

 

[Wiebke]

Hello all,

I was in my bedroom just now when I heard a really loud chirping - sounded like a bird had literally got into my living room. I ran through and turned the light on and it stopped and I realised it must have been one of the pigs (I suspect Angus, as he is more vocal generally). I got such a fright, as I didn't know what it was and it was so loud. They both seem to be acting normal, as if nothing had happened and are now eating as usual!

What does it mean when they chirp like a bird? Does it mean they are in pain or is it a happy sound? Wish I had caught it on camera!

You guess is as good ours - chirping is a fairly rare and irregular behaviour and nobody has found the full answer yet. Some piggies are more prone to chirping while the vast majority never do it.

There is likely a warning/alarm/disquiet component in at least some of the performances, seeing the reaction of other piggies when they hear a recording but this reaction is not happening all the time, so it is most likely more complex than that.

 

[sport_billy]

We have a chirper and i have seen her several times be going about her piggy business eating hay etc.... stop then start chirping. The other pigs watch her and then after a few mins she stops and starts eating hay again. No sign of distress at all.
It is quite a mystery

 

[helloitsbecca]

You guess is as good ours - chirping is a fairly rare and irregular behaviour and nobody has found the full answer yet. Some piggies are more prone to chirping while the vast majority never do it.

There is likely a warning/alarm/disquiet component in at least some of the performances, seeing the reaction of other piggies when they hear a recording but this reaction is not happening all the time, so it is most likely more complex than that.

We had been away to my parents for a few days and the boys (who are separated but live next to each other) were on separate sides of my old bedroom due to space issues, so maybe they were just really happy to see each other again lol.

 

[helloitsbecca]

We have a chirper and i have seen her several times be going about her piggy business eating hay etc.... stop then start chirping. The other pigs watch her and then after a few mins she stops and starts eating hay again. No sign of distress at all.
It is quite a mystery

Yeah they are both eating, pooping and acting normally. Have also weighed them and they are okay. Piggies are strange little creatures haha.