My Chicken Plays Dead

[7AcreOrganics]

My two week old RIR plays dead when you pick him up. He immidiatley closes the eyes, and head lols to the side. When you put him down he perks up and runs off. No other chick we have had, over 100, has done this! He runs to a hand in the brooder, though, and likes to peck at you, and really does not seem scared.

 

[Guitartists]

LMAO My dog caught a baby goose years ago that played dead like that. When I ran up on her I thought she had killed it. Picked it up, still limp. But then I noticed it was breathing fine and eventually even peeked at me to see if I was still there. Sat it down on the ground and it got up and ran off..LOL Maybe this chick was a canadian goose ina past life

hehehe

 

[jjthink]

Wow!

JJ

 

[jeaucamom]

Ours all do it when you hold them on their backs, but never just by picking them up. That is beyond cute!!

 

[Cheekon]

Awesome!

 

[GoChick 101]

ROTFL

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

It really looks like its dead I have had sheep that do the same thing.

 

[mandomama]

That ones a keeper!

 

[McGoo]

I've got a little Easter Egger who falls off to sleep every time I pick her up.... and her little head falls on my hand as she knocks off for the holding. She loves to be held and always gets as close to me as possible in the crate so that I'll pick her up.

I love it

 

[fivebigreds]

My old english game roo did that once and we thought we had killed him but, my hubby said that he had fainted.