Chick stretching and opening mouth.

[Silkiechicken66]

I have a 3ish(not sure) month old Polish hen who keeps stretching her neck out with her mouth wide open. She will do it several times in a row, and for however long I’m holding her.

It isn’t related to her breathing from the looks of it, she isn’t gasping and she sounds fine with a stethoscope.

Odd thing is, she only ever does it if she’s sitting on my chest. I’ve kept an eye on her all day/night and nothing, but the moment she gets comfy on me she does it.

Is this something to worry about? Is there anything I can look for incase it is something worse than a weird habit?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Sounds like it's adjusting it's crop contents. Maybe it's uncomfortable when sitting on your chest so it tries to move the stuff around.

 

[Silkiechicken66]

Sounds like it's adjusting it's crop contents. Maybe it's uncomfortable when sitting on your chest so it tries to move the stuff around.

Thats what I thought. But I’ve tried moving her when she starts stretching but she only wants in that one spot. And she actively tries to sit on me anytime I’m sitting around her.