Chicken Throws Grass on Its Back

[MKetter]

One of the Ideal 236s will grab a clump of loose (cut) grass and throw it on its back. She does it several times. It doesn’t stay. The grass just falls right back off. I don’t know if this is done all the time. I’ve noticed it when she’s going in and out of the nest box before she lays her egg. Is this normal? If so, what’s the purpose?

 

[nuthatched]

Camouflage

 

[MKetter]

Camouflage

A Special Forces chicken. I’ll have to see if my sister can make her a little green beret.

 

[MKetter]