do chicks yawn?

[VredenburgS]

I just had my first hatch that started Friday and ended last night....I have been watching the chicks and since putting them in brooder I have noticed a few of them "yawning"...At first I was worried that one was choking because it started doing it after it got a drink......What is this? Are they Yawning? Or are they sick?...I hate having no clue!

 

[Imp]

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It's been a few years since I had chicks, and I can't remember if they yawned. Here's a similiar thread. Hope it helps.

Imp- My gut says to not worry if they are not acting sick otherwise.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=138854

 

[kelseygirl707]

Could they be panting from being too hot?

 

[blue fire]

I have seen mine yawn every once in a while. At the age of three they still do it. I would not worry about it.

 

[ZaneyMama]

Mine do something like that - I thought one was choking, but I think she was trying to swallow a larger chunk of food...