Chicken abused?

[Mamasthechicken]

I recently got an older hen and any time I get near her she puts her hen down and like her body kinda curls up and she looks like she’s gonna be hit??! what behavior is this is this normal or was this chicken abused?

 

[Mamasthechicken]

She puts her HEAD down oops lol not hen down

 

[Geena]

She's most likely just squatting - a breeding related behavior.

 

[Kiki]

Completely normal and does not mean she was abused. It can mean she is scared of you so take things slowly so she learns to not be afraid of you.

 

[nuthatched]

She's squatting, breeding age hens do this so roosters cam mount.
It's normal.

 

[Mamasthechicken]

She's squatting, breeding age hens do this so roosters cam mount.
It's normal.

LOL