Is she sick?

[Mamatomany123]

One of my EEs has been standing and sitting like this,with her bottom in the air. Her poop looks normal and shes eating and drinking. Is she just enjoying the cool weather or is something wrong? Earlier I caught her standing like this asleep

 

[chickenlittle21]

Maybe shes trying to become broody

 

[Peppercorngal]

It looks to me like she is having trouble with the heat. She is suffering and trying to find a way to "beat the heat". Just my opinion. If she can't get cooler she will die, and it will be sudden. If it's a heat problem you may just see her acting normal in the morning and find her dead in the afternoon. I don't know what the temperature is in your state, but it's happened to me twice this year.

 

[chickenlittle21]

Does she have places to dust bathe?

 

[Mamatomany123]

It looks to me like she is having trouble with the heat. She is suffering and trying to find a way to "beat the heat". Just my opinion. If she can't get cooler she will die, and it will be sudden. If it's a heat problem you may just see her acting normal in the morning and find her dead in the afternoon. I don't know what the temperature is in your state, but it's happened to me twice this year.

We only got up to 90 today and it's now 84. It was nice and breezy also. I gave them a bunch of frozen berries and she started roaming the yard eating bugs and grass. She also wasnt panting. Maybe the berries helped? I'll keep an eye on her.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Does she have places to dust bathe?

She does. They were ranging around the yard but they have a dust bath area in their run that they had access to.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Maybe shes trying to become broody

Shes only 24 weeks and a new layer but I guess it's possible? She laid today and didnt stay in the box

 

[Peppercorngal]

Shes only 24 weeks and a new layer but I guess it's possible? She laid today and didnt stay in the box

Sounds like she will be ok. I have a hen named Bridget who started laying eggs for less than a week and became broody! It's possible, but unlikely I'd say. Just keep an eye on her.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Sounds like she will be ok. I have a hen named Bridget who started laying eggs for less than a week and became broody! It's possible, but unlikely I'd say. Just keep an eye on her.

She seems ok so far today. We're nice and cool in the 70s and shes acting pretty normal. There was a small soft shelled egg yesterday so I wonder if she laid that one and maybe it took some energy out of her. I'll continue to watch but so far she seems good.