My silkie has lost its mind

[NicInNC]

My silkie is a nut to begin with. I always refer to it as a "she", but I've been told that it's hard to tell the gender of a silkie until it maybe crows one day.

She is pretty slow and reminds me of a ditzy blonde (I'm blonde, but not ditzy....at least I don't think I am!). She's started doing this thing where she hunches down like she's getting ready to run a race and then she takes off running, jumping and flapping her wings at the other chickens. She never pecks at the other chickens or makes contact with her. They see her coming and they all take off running.

She seems to enjoy herself! It's so funny to watch though because she can't run fast.

Is this common behavior?

 

[lesterlu]

my silkies have some peculiar behaviors, but they dont do this. i wish you could post a video.

 

[NicInNC]

I'll try to get a video of her up next week. She's too funny sometimes.

 

[insiderart]

LOL! Funny!

 

[HenPen]

Another reason why I want a silkie....they sound like really fun critters!!

 

[speckledhen]

I have a coop full of Delaware youngsters who are going to be 11 weeks old this week, and they do that alot. They seem to be playing, just exhuberant. Hey, means they're happy and feel good!

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

My silkie, Chippy usually isn't very crazy. However, when she goes broody, that's another story! She's at the bottom of the pecking order, so she doesn't go after the others, but she does have the habit of spontaniously screaming and making a hurricane with her wings in the middle of the coop. Then she goes and fights with our frizzle bantam until the frizzle gets out of her cage or gives up and lets Chippy clean her.

 

[jenni2142]

My 2 white silkies are almost 7 weeks old and do exactly what you are describing, it is so funny to watch. The 2 that are 1 week younger have started doing it too, they just get so excited when I let them out to play. I have 1 black the same age as the whites and he is above such things.

 

[bethandjoeync]

our 7 weekers do a similar thing too, they dart across the coop flapping their wings for a turbo boost and then just stop. or they weeve back and forth through imaginary obstical course. it is pretty funny but you have to watch your step because they are quick, springy little suckers!

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

While it may be play, just to err on the side of caution make sure she doesn't have any injuries to her feet, and or "she" isn't impacted or anything.

Mine will do that when I put them on a surface they haven't been on before. Shavings to wire, wire to shavings, the ground etc...

Has yours started chasing "air bugs" yet? THAT is funny.....