RobinS1217
Songster
I’ve tried looking for answers before posting but as I don’t even have a clue what’s wrong with Fluffy- it’s hard to search. I was outside in the runs at the coop doing weekly big clean out(removing feathers, changing bedding, refreshing sweetpdz, cleaning and filling waters and feeders) and I noticed my white austra, Fluffy, do an ODD “dance”. At first I thought maybe she was scared of the rake and scooting back away but she soon did it again when no tools were near. The “dance” is best described as a downward head geese like moonwalk? She stretched her neck out long as possible while bringing her beak to ground level whilst scootching her body backwards. No head shaking, no looking up as if clearing her crop, no stuck motion. One smooth move but clearly involuntary. She is currently molting and is my often broody hen so hasn’t laid in months as her last 8w broody session (we didn’t leave eggs under her) then rolled right into seasonal molt.
Any ideas????
I offer grit and baked crushed shells. They free range often and have plenty of sleeping space between 2 coops, the flock has experienced worms and we treated the entire flock with permetizine (?) twice. We found a chicken dead in the front yard last week but assume it was from a failed hawk capture as she was wayyyyy out in the front yard separated from the flock without any signs of injury of than slight bleeding on the waddle (could have been from fellow flock mates?). Were thinking a hawk swooped her up and dropped her and it snapped her neck or killed her from heart attack.
Any ideas????
I offer grit and baked crushed shells. They free range often and have plenty of sleeping space between 2 coops, the flock has experienced worms and we treated the entire flock with permetizine (?) twice. We found a chicken dead in the front yard last week but assume it was from a failed hawk capture as she was wayyyyy out in the front yard separated from the flock without any signs of injury of than slight bleeding on the waddle (could have been from fellow flock mates?). Were thinking a hawk swooped her up and dropped her and it snapped her neck or killed her from heart attack.