Narcoleptic Pullet???

[jujub41482]

I have an EE pullet that's about 4 months old and she seems happy and healthy... except she starts falling asleep where she stands! She does this everywhere, even while eating. She falls asleep for about 30 seconds and wakes back up on her own and goes about her business just fine. Yesterday I caught her and held her in my lap and she immediately went limp and fell asleep and took about a 20 minute nap.

Anyone else experience this? Does it sound like she's sick?

 

[countrygirl345]

Its probably not narcolepsy, and that is a normal chicken behavior, although it seems a bit more frequent than it should be. Make sure she has plenty of food and water and a comfortable place to stay. Watch for any additional symptoms, most likely she'll get over it.

 

[jujub41482]

I'm glad to hear that it's normal, I've just never seen any of my other chickens do it. I wonder if the poor girl isn't getting enough sleep at night.