Minty smell?

[Chick1043]

Hi. Sorry, I don't know if this is in the right place. I have a 14 week old Ameracauna (I don't know if I spelled it right) and she likes to go under a lilac tree in my backyard looking for bugs. When I pick her up to go put her back in the coop she smell kinda minty. I thought maybe it was something in her beak and so I opened it and it didn't stink or smelled minty. It seems to be just around her head. Is there something I should be aware of? All my other chickens go under the same tree and never smell minty. Thanks.

 

[LarryPQ]

Umm....I wish mine smelled minty. Or like lilac.

Mine tend to smell like corn or poo. But never minty.

 

[Chick1043]

Lol!

 

[tiki244]

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what a nice smell

 

[JakRat]

lol thats a nice smell! I have a friend whos red star smells like movie popcorn... silly creatures

 

[countryway1422]

she prob just got into sum mint plants...

 

[Chick1043]

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Maybe. Not sure there are any around though!

 

[itsy]

Mine smell minty all the time - but there's a bunch of mint growing out back that they like to scratch in.

You should call Wrigley's gum and tell them about your minty chicken!

 

[Chick1043]

Lol! Okay I'm not so worried anymore! xD

 

[Blue_Myst]

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Mine smell like dirt. Not that nice dirt you use in your garden--the nasty, muddy, congealed stuff.

You don't have anything to worry about unless she's showing some other symptoms. If they're diseased, they usually smell of something a *lot* worse than mint.