Hen rubbing her head on the ground and walking backwards! WTHeck?

[ZaneyMama]

I wish I could get a video, but I've only seen this happen 3 times with this one particular hen, my yellow EE hen Polly. Here's my best attempt at describing it:

It seems like another hen bothers her and then she sticks her head out and rubs it on the ground, walking backwards quickly while she's doing it. It looks like she's got a stick lodged in her throat and she's trying to scrape it out. She does this a couple times.

But, then she stops and walks around as if it never happened.

Has anyone seen anything like this???

 

[Kathryn4629]

i have no idea, sorry. But you really should get that on video!!

 

[speckledhen]

She could have a hair or something on her eye and she's trying to get away from it. My Barred EE hen used to do that and I found she had a cobweb on her eyeball.

 

[newchik715]

mine do that all the time...i consider it them wiping their faces. no big. but maybe we are not talking about the same thing. does she do it alot after eating?

 

[SimplySplendidSilkies]

It sounds like wry neck to me. Especially if it is a vaulted chicken.
Not my video I you tubed it to show you wry neck. Watch to the very end I think this is what your girl is doing.