Peeps Leg Stretching

[Russo's Roost]

I am a newbie, 3 golden comets and 3 bard rocks, I am hoping to add some Rhode Island Reds soon. The girls are in a cardboard box with shavings covered with paper towels. They are 3 days old today. I have noticed them stretching their legs almost straight behind them a times, is this normal?
One of the Golden Comets (tinkerbell) has pasty butt but I think I have that under control, how long before her bare butt is covered with something, hair or feathers?

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Do they stand up with their leg stretched out and their wing stretched out? If so, they are just stretching. Nothing to worry about.

 

[cjeanean]

they stretch their wing and leg at the same time??? LOL, that's them being chicks....

 

[Russo's Roost]

They don't stretch the entire body, they stretch ine keg at a time straight out behind them paralell to the ground, wings are too small yet to tell if they are involved in the stretch.

 

[love4mychick]

its just streatching no worrys

 

[Clay in MS]

My Golden Sebrights (nearly 2 weeks old) have been doing this quite a bit. They stretch legs and wings at the same time. Probably has something to do with them growing so fast. I wouldn't worry.

 

[Missouri Maiden]

Mine do that all the time when they get up after taking a long nice nap.

 

[Sunny Side Up]

It's chicken Tai Chi, they do it for their health.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

we keep laughing that with every little leg stretch the get a little bit taller! they are growing!

tai chi... ohmigosh that it hilarious.....

 

[mmtillman]

Yep....chicks stretch...just like any animals do....I wondered the exact same thing when I first got my chicks...thought they were having a problem,

till I noticed they all did it ....