Hi there,
i have a Light Brahma that is acting very erratically. I have a coop cam installed, i can see and hear the chickens from inside the house. I was hearing a strange noise a bit oven an hour ago, and went to see what it was. . . my other birds were inside ready for bed. . . and "Tiny" was running around in the outdoor part of the coop, banging against the walls. . . clucking up a storm. I thought maybe something scared them and she was giving the warning. . . i picked her up and she started to doze in my arms. . . when i put her back down she runs around like mad and screams (this has happened 3x) . I dont think she would be trying to lay her first egg this soon. I closed the coop door and set her on a perch. . . came back inside and she still clucks every few minutes, for about 2 minutes. . . i've checked on her 2x. . . she is laying in the wood chips (uncomfortably, if i had to guess), her eyes seem to be open extra wide, maybe thats because im scared. . . and now she's panting. . .
im not sure what the problem is. . . it did start to thunderstorm about 10 minutes after i was able to track down what was making the noise. . she should be used to that.
ive given her body a thorough once or twice over, (thinking i'd find a bee gnawing at her leg the way she's acting) everything seems to be fine. For a light brahma she really shouldnt be laying an egg this soon. . . and she's still "Tiny" hence the name.
I'm baffled.
seems she's quieted down since i started typing this out. . . .
thank you in advance,
-worried mom who thinks her chickens are family members
i have a Light Brahma that is acting very erratically. I have a coop cam installed, i can see and hear the chickens from inside the house. I was hearing a strange noise a bit oven an hour ago, and went to see what it was. . . my other birds were inside ready for bed. . . and "Tiny" was running around in the outdoor part of the coop, banging against the walls. . . clucking up a storm. I thought maybe something scared them and she was giving the warning. . . i picked her up and she started to doze in my arms. . . when i put her back down she runs around like mad and screams (this has happened 3x) . I dont think she would be trying to lay her first egg this soon. I closed the coop door and set her on a perch. . . came back inside and she still clucks every few minutes, for about 2 minutes. . . i've checked on her 2x. . . she is laying in the wood chips (uncomfortably, if i had to guess), her eyes seem to be open extra wide, maybe thats because im scared. . . and now she's panting. . .
im not sure what the problem is. . . it did start to thunderstorm about 10 minutes after i was able to track down what was making the noise. . she should be used to that.
ive given her body a thorough once or twice over, (thinking i'd find a bee gnawing at her leg the way she's acting) everything seems to be fine. For a light brahma she really shouldnt be laying an egg this soon. . . and she's still "Tiny" hence the name.
I'm baffled.
seems she's quieted down since i started typing this out. . . .
thank you in advance,
-worried mom who thinks her chickens are family members
