Chicken hopping across the ground?

[tgibbs-101]

So my chick does this thing where she flips across the ground like a fish. I know when she scratches she is looking for food. I’m fairly new to raising chicks and hope nothing is wrong. Let me know what you guys think. Thank you! I can’t attach the video I don’t think but this photo is what she looks like when she does it.

 

[ninja333pirate]

she could be trying to dust bathe, if you could take a video and upload it to Youtube and post it here you might be able to get a more accurate answer.

 

[tgibbs-101]

So my chick does this thing where she flips across the ground like a fish. I know when she scratches she is looking for food. I’m fairly new to raising chicks and hope nothing is wrong. Let me know what you guys think. Thank you! I can’t attach the video I don’t think but this photo is what she looks like when she does it.

Here’s the video of her doing it

 

[ninja333pirate]

yea I have never seen that before, does she walk normal other times, or is that all she is doing to get around? does she only do that on carpet or does she do it on shavings, grass, hardwood, dirt? it could still be dust bathing behavior, just doing it in a odd and cute way.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Here’s the video of her doing it

She's trying to dust bathe. The motions that chickens use to throw dirt over themselves can be pretty jerky and strong, hence why she's moving around so much.
She's so cute.

 

[tgibbs-101]

yea I have never seen that before, does she walk normal other times, or is that all she is doing to get around? does she only do that on carpet or does she do it on shavings, grass, hardwood, dirt? it could still be dust bathing behavior, just doing it in a odd and cute way.

She walks perfectly fine all other times. I’ve noticed she only does it on the carpet as of right now. They haven’t been outside yet because it has been quite rainy. If it is a dust bath is there anything I can do to help her?

 

[ninja333pirate]

She walks perfectly fine all other times. I’ve noticed she only does it on the carpet as of right now. They haven’t been outside yet because it has been quite rainy. If it is a dust bath is there anything I can do to help her?

you can either collect dry dirt from outside, or go to a garden store and get plain top soil (no fertilizers) and use that or get some construction sand (play sand is to fine and can cause crop impaction) and they can dust bathe in any of those. they will love it.

 

[Painted Calls]

Adorable! She's trying to dust bathe.

 

[tgibbs-101]

you can either collect dry dirt from outside, or go to a garden store and get plain top soil (no fertilizers) and use that or get some construction sand (play sand is to fine and can cause crop impaction) and they can dust bathe in any of those. they will love it.

Thank you!

 

[tgibbs-101]

Adorable! She's trying to dust bathe.

Thank you!