Do your chickens ever just lay down?

[cheraboo]

Joe was out and about yesterday, his normal self. As I watched, he laid down on the ground, put his head on the ground and didn't move. I honestly thought he had just dropped dead. Scared me really bad

I walked over to him and he promptly got up and walked away. He's never done that before ... never have any of the other chickens for that matter. DH said he was just tired and resting. I'm hoping he was right.

 

[lux_interior]

yeah, mine do

 

[Mahonri]

I have some that will plop over from time to time to sun themselves. Hillarious!

 

[SarahFair]

Mine do it all the time. My rooster really more then my hens. They will lay together in the dirt alot too

 

[hungryhensfarm]

Mine have even "dug" shallow holes to lay down in. They even pushed their "huge" waterer over and made one there. They are amazing.

 

[CityChook]

My chickens like to sunbathe. They lay on their sides with their wings all spread out and their legs sprawled. First time I saw it I thought they had been attacked and their bodies strewn about the yard all helter skelter. Talk about having a heart attack. Goofy chickens.

Mine are a year old now and they still like to lay in the grass all piled up like puppies.

 

[rancher hicks]

Ha, ha, ha, my wife called me to say there was something wrong with one of my chickens. She was just laying there sunnin herself. My wife doesn't even like animal, but she was worried. She ain't right.

 

[cheraboo]

Big sigh of relief. Thanks all - I feel much better now

 

[Debi214]

It is pretty bad the first time you see it but it is sooo funny to watch them lay there on their sides sunbathing. Plus I will never forget the first time I saw a chick getting a dustbath...........I thought for sure it was having a seizure and going to die!

 

[milleryardchx]

ours do that too just being lazy in the summer sun. they like digging holes though under our young weeping willow to the point all the roots are exposed to role around in the dirt and lay in almost on their backs sometimes with feet and wings everywhere.