Emergency! Chicken behaving strange!

FalseToast

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Jul 22, 2023
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Wish I could post the videos I just took but I will explain best I can!

She was dust bathing and I went to go see her and I accidentally scared her or something, but she started freaking out. Her rear was down to the ground, she was continuously trying to sit, but she kept panicking so she was basically dragging herself around for a good 10 seconds. Then she stopped, started preening herself, then continued again a couple times. Now she’s laying down on her side preening herself and seeming exhausted. I have never seen this before! She’s only about three months old. At first I thought maybe ants were biting her but I have no clue.
 
If you can post the video's to another host, like youtube, and put the link here, they can be seen. They can also be posted here if you make an album. This thread has instructions on how to do that:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-post-videos.1588870/
Without being able to see what she's doing, it's hard to say. They can get very panicked sometimes, it is possible to scare them to death, though I don't think that's super common.
 

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