Chicken Scared of new Bedding

[CLB1986]

My husband and i inherited a 9 or 10 year old chicken when we bought our new house. The previous owner always used straw for her bedding and once our supply was out i switched to Pine shavings. The chicken appears scared of the new shavings and takes FOREVER to jump from her perch to the floor to eat when i feed her (sometimes i even pick her up and help her down), has anyone ever heard of a chicken being scared of new types of bedding?

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Its not uncommon, my chickens are a bit weary of new bedding even if its the same as their old bedding... just fluffed up a bit. Give her a few days and she'll get used to it.

 

[gryeyes]

What Chicke Boo Boo said.

Chickens are creatures of habit and ANYthing new or different is suspicious until they get used to it.

I changed from a smallish waterer to a big ol' hunkin' 5 gallon waterer, and you'd have thunk it was a monster I just set down in the middle of the coop! Auugh! Killer plastic thing!

 

[Maev]

What Chicke Boo Boo said.
Chickens are creatures of habit and ANYthing new or different is suspicious until they get used to it.
I changed from a smallish waterer to a big ol' hunkin' 5 gallon waterer, and you'd have thunk it was a monster I just set down in the middle of the coop! Auugh! Killer plastic thing!

Hahaha!! That's a great visual! Thanks for the laugh!