Army Crawl???????

[ShanCarl1971]

One of my pullets is walking around close to the ground in an army-like crawl!!! She CAN walk normally........ she does this crawl for a while then gets up and walks normally, then back to a crawl. She is a 12 week old Golden Comet, eating well, drinking normally, looks good ........ any ideas???????????????

 

[sadies chicks]

I just found out that is something they do before they start laying....

 

[ShanCarl1971]

I was kinda thinking that might be it, because her face and comb are definitely darker pink than the others. But, she's only 12 weeks old!! I guess I wasn't expecting anything like that for a few more weeks yet! They aren't even in their coop yet!! They are still sleeping in a dog house!! I guess I better hurry!!! (coop will be finished tonight or tomorrow) Hopefully some others will chime in and we can get a concensus.....lol

 

[sadies chicks]

I hope so to cause I don't want to be wrong and you poor thing are running around trying to get your coop finished!!

I think it still takes a few days maybe a week or so (heck if I know) until they start laying once they do that. Someone else chime in!!!

 

[ShanCarl1971]

LOL...... I'm not rushing!!...... we (mostly ME) are actually working on getting it finished tonight or tomorrow anyway ...... after 12 weeks, it about time!! I just have a little bit more to do for it to be finished. But, maybe this WILL get me a little more help from my husband, though....lol!!

 

[ShanCarl1971]

Anyone else have any idea???????

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

One of my pullets is walking around close to the ground in an army-like crawl!!!  She CAN walk normally........ she does this crawl for a while then gets up and walks normally, then back to a crawl.  She is a 12 week old Golden Comet, eating well, drinking normally, looks good ........ any ideas???????????????/img/smilies/idunno.gif

Did you ever find an answer to this army crawl? I have an almost year old doing it today. Just like you described. She can walk and run normal. She suddenly sort of squats and walks.