My hen is being weird!

[CottsChickens]

So I got this hen, named Baby, around 4 months ago, and it was only 3 months old then. I brought it home and put it with another chicken of mine, a 9 year old Dominique. The Dominique was starting to act a little weird and I eventually split the two since I didn't want to infect the new chicken (which I believe is an Ameraucana/Silkie cross?) and the Dominique died a month later from a tumor in her neck/throat area.

During that time I didn't play with the new chicken tons since I was tending to the other chicken's sickness mostly, but after the old one died I began to spend lots of time with Baby. When I'd stick her out in the yard, usually Baby would look for bugs a little bit, then just stop and stare at the fence for actual hours.

Now that winter has hit, I put her in the garage in a wooden box/coop with a heat bulb to keep her warm. Lately, shes been acting weirdly (doing what I filmed in the video I'm posting with this), she is constantly clucking like something is wrong and is very difficult to hold as she flails around. She also seems to be clicking her beak lots, potentially cause she hurt her jaw somehow? She also sits on her perch leaning forward (like in the photo). Basically I have NO idea whats wrong (if anything??)
She doesn't peck or be mean, but she just seems upset or something?



Heres the video -

 

[Free Feather]

First off, I do not think that is a Silkie. Second, chickens NEED to have other chickens. They are social animals. That might be the only problem. Maybe she does not have enough outside space, and that is why she looks at the fence.

 

[silkymom]

looks healthy but not a sikie

 

[keesmom]

She really needs some chicken friends. They do not do well alone. Also shut off the heat lamp. A fully feathered bird does not need supplemental heat.

 

[Sjeane]

pretty chicken almost like a sultan/cochin cross or something. unique for sure.

 

[azygous]

She's gorgeous! I want her!

Her behavior reminds me of what my roosters used to do when they were trying to entice a hen into coming into the coop and laying an egg. It's almost as if she's imagining she has a friend there with her.

She's obviously very lonely. You either need to spend more time with her or get her a friend.

 

[Julia62]

Yep, I was thinking lonely too.

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Do you have a run for her? She will need to get out throughout the winter. Chickens need to be able to roam and peck. I agree that she is lonely, and the heat lamp is not needed. Chickens are flock animals and I would never recomend having less than three, this allows the other two to at least have eachother if you lose one as you did. I think that your chicken may be having issues with seclusion and boredom.