Chick likes to sleep on back (Pic included)

[The_Rooster_84]

I have a single serama on his that hatched on halloween and I keep finding him sleeping on his back.. scares me it seems he can't get back on his own... but he seems at ease with it.

 

[NC ChickenKate]

Just this morning watched as one two week old silkie was giving herself a dust bath in the warm sand pile and fell asleep over on her side...if she hadn't looked so blissed out I might have panicked...very timely photos and posting...thanks!

 

[SteveBaz]

funny little creatures

 

[PiTownPeep]

This one scared the beejebus outta me a f ew minutes ago. I think in her case it's because her tummy is so round when she rolled over she couldn't get back up - like a turtle. Just to be safe, I put her on her tummy, since she's less than 12 hours old and I didn't know if it was safe for her. I know this is an old thread, but thought maybe an earlier poster would have more insight now?

 

[ZainabH]

I have had chicks who liked lying on their backs. They also liked their tummies tickled.

 

[PiTownPeep]

Haha! Little newborns are so cool. Mine are now running happily around the brooder. I have a tiny polish chick 4 wks old that was the runt and she's about their size. I put her in with them and they started pecking her and pulling at her feathers. Bad kids! Lol. I took her out, poor thing.