Help! Baby rooster face-plants.

[lil_nyixx]

So a few days ago I went to my local farm shop and got me a gorgeous baby rooster. He’s been eating and sleeping just fine. My only concern is that when he stands in one spot for long he face-plants into his hay.

This is my first time ever raising a baby chick and I’m not sure what could cause this or even know what’s happening.

 

[getaclue]

Unless the heat is too high, this is normal. They'll be active awhile, then stop, and face-plant to sleep for awhile. It sort of looks like they just dropped dead, but they're just sleeping, and wake up after bit. It's a bit disconcerting when you first start raising chicks.

 

[HappyClucker7]

How old is he? Sometimes chicks will fall asleep standing up.

 

[getaclue]

My husband was watching my first chicks, and then came the face-plant. He kept insisting that maybe I should make little pillows for them. He just didn't see how they could be comfortable like that.