Is happy shaking a thing?

[FalseToast]

I’m not concerned because I know my little dude is okay, but it confuses me. It’s the last chick of the season and the youngest compared to the couple-month olds, so it stays with its mum in its own pen.

Momma loves her baby—as in, lots of happy purrs—but she wants to free range during the day, so I let her out and keep baby in—thanks to my cat thinking young chicks are black birds. The chick likes to run up to my hand like it’s going to fight me, but just stops with its chest pressed against my hand so I give it some scritches. It leans into them and is very content about the full-body scritches—really just rubbing because of feathers—but it also shakes? Like visibly trembles.

I cannot tell if this is enthusiasm, excitement, or it keeps coming back despite being scared. If I form a “hole” with my fingers, it sticks its whole head and neck through, but won’t go any further. And it doesn’t shake when I’m not touching it, so it’s not cold. Why can’t I have normal birds?

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

enthusiasm mixed with the small body and undeveloped muscles maybe. I remember some of my little ones shaking like that, they grew out of it

 

[FalseToast]

enthusiasm mixed with the small body and undeveloped muscles maybe. I remember some of my little ones shaking like that, they grew out of it

That’s kinda awesome and adorable, honestly. They get so excited they’re just shaking in their feathers, I guess! At least I hope. My other hens tried to kill the poor little dude when it was a couple days old—VIA removing skin from side of its head… it’s fine aside from being half-bald. Brain damage surely isn’t plausible, right? (This is mostly a joke to clarify )

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

That’s kinda awesome and adorable, honestly. They get so excited they’re just shaking in their feathers, I guess! At least I hope. My other hens tried to kill the poor little dude when it was a couple days old—VIA removing skin from side of its head… it’s fine aside from being half-bald. Brain damage surely isn’t plausible, right? (This is mostly a joke to clarify )

probably no brain damage, you would have likely seen other symptoms by now. It's good to keep an eye on things, but I wouldn't be too worried. Usually brain damage results in not being able to walk or focus enough to peck food, stuff like that. I think little guy is just happy to see you