Chicken shaking head at show

[500Chickens]

I don't know if this is in the right forum but....yesterday, I brought chickens to a show. Today, one of my pullets is shaking her head. When I pick her up and move fast while holding her, she stops shaking her head. She is completely fine and healthy other than this problem. She has never done this before

 

[Themellowyellows]

I don't know if this is in the right forum but....yesterday, I brought chickens to a show. Today, one of my pullets is shaking her head. When I pick her up and move fast while holding her, she stops shaking her head. She is completely fine and healthy other than this problem. She has never done this before

Is there something hanging out of her beak? Can you have someone hold her and open her beak to see if anything is stuck in her throat or beak?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Check her ears also.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Can you post a video of her doing this?

If she was only doing this at the show, I'd say it was the noise. Chickens shake their heads when there's a noise that they don't like. Because she's doing it now that she's back, it's probably something different. Still, when she does it, what noises are you noticing around her? (People talking, chickens clucking, rooster crowing, etc.) Maybe being around a lot of loud birds at the show hurt her ears and they're just a little sensitive right now? Maybe try placing her in a quiet place and see if she still does it as much? Hopefully she didn't get anything in her ears, or they got damaged from too much loudness. I don't know how to check for an ear infection in a chicken, but maybe you want to rule that out as well?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Post video to YouTube or Vimeo, then post a link here.

 

[500Chickens]

Check her ears also.

Yep, I had my mom help check her ears for motes but there are none

 

[500Chickens]

Is there something hanging out of her beak? Can you have someone hold her and open her beak to see if anything is stuck in her throat or beak?

There is nothing hanging out of her beak

 

[500Chickens]

what noises are you noticing around her?

There is a fan blowing air, and that may be it. There is a lot of noise in the barn where she is at. (Kids yelling, talking, screaming goats, screaming chickens, cages and gates opening)

Maybe try placing her in a quiet place and see if she still does it as much?

Unfortunately, she has to stay at the show for another 5 days until I can take her home.

 

[500Chickens]

Post video to YouTube or Vimeo, then post a link here.

I don't have a youtube or vimeo account