Chickens can do magic -

[hedgehog]

2. I've never heard anyone else use the term, but chickens do have a language of their own.

Happy sounds, flustered sounds, warning sounds, etc. I've heard different calls from the roosters for hawks and foxes. If a chicken is in distress, it makes a specific sad call, which is what I heard. I think this hen thought it was the sole survivor of a massive Ice Age!