Baby silkies shaking thier heads

[teebo]

i have been raising chickens for 5-6 years now,and i never noticed this before,when my chicks are all laying down under the heat lamp,they all constantly shake their heads? they are all healthy,and eating great,what could it be?

 

[quiltnchik]

My little Frizzle is doing this, too. I was thinking maybe it was the pin feathers on his head bothering him, because he'll shake his head a few times and scratch. There's no sign of bugs of any kind. Anyone else have an idea?

 

[Zoey]

Shaking their heads ? like Tremors ?

how old are they ? could be A.E.

 

[lovelychicken]

Mine did this real bad when I put in some alfalfa type hay, think it may have been molded, don't know for sure. It took about a week for it to slow down and now has pretty much stopped. I thought it was sick but if it was it sure came out fine.

 

[quiltnchik]

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No, not tremors; it's like a dog shaking its head when it has an itchy ear or something - hope that makes sense... My Frizzle will do it and then stop and scratch the side of his face, which makes me lean more toward the pin feathers itching.

 

[Zoey]

Check for lice/ mites. hold them for a while and look for little brown to hay colored long skinny bugs crawling on them.

If so dust them very carefully with a louse powder, but just a little pinch per bird as you dont want them to breathe in the powder...

 

[teebo]

i dusted them a week ago and the shaking stopped.