Chicken Swallows

[MustLoveRoos]

Some of my hens randomly open their mouths and swallow. This is not telated to eating or drinking. Anyone else experience this behavior?

 

[PeepersMama]

They are probably yawning. It kinda looks like swallowing, but if you watch them while they eat you'll see they kind of "wiggle (

) their beak. It's hard to describe.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Chickens do that move to adjust their crop or the content of it, it is quite normal.

 

[aart]

Chickens do that move to adjust their crop or the content of it, it is quite normal.

This^^^

It looks like they are yawning (it's called 'gaping' in birds) and are moving their heads/necks around at the same time.