Behavior and weather

[UNCLEG]

Hello. just a quick question or opinion request.

My normally docile, quiet, could care less about the guy feeding them hens, all of a sudden started freaking out today. Flying erradically around the pens like someone was chasing them.

Anyway do you guess it could have something to do with the weather, I'm on the east coast, SC to be exact, any of you reckon it could have something to do with the possiable tropical weather we may be getting in the next day or so??

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[WoodlandWoman]

Could they have seen a predator that you didn't? Or been frightened of something they aren't used to?

 

[gritsar]

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That would be my first guess too. Something that you're not aware of probably spooked them.

 

[chicksinthemachine]

Are they laying yet? If not they may start soon, I have an EE my husband calls Crazy Lacey she is gonna start laying soon and she has started the same reaction to me too. I was told they are getting into the hen stage and are confused. Just my opinion.

 

[UNCLEG]

The hens in that pen are all 2-3 years of age... Yall may be right something may have spooked them before I got home.

Thanx.
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[rooster-red]

I suspect you have a predator lurking around.

 

[chicksinthemachine]

You could try putting a light outside the coop at night to try to ward off some predators it seems to work at our house. Plus you can see them if there are preds lurking about.