Play dead

[suburbchick]

So, I let my 4 week out chicks out today! Really weird thing happened that I have never seen. In the shade, they tore around. However, as soon as they hit sun they collapsed, flipped on sides, and acted dead! I mean within seconds of hitting sun. Has anyone ever seen such behavior before......

 

[lazy gardener]

Oh yeah, they're taking a sun bath! Time for the Coppertone!

 

[suburbchick]

How interesting!!! I have never seen that behavior before!! Haha

 

[shodack]

The first time I saw mine do it I started panicking. After they all did it, I realized what they were doing. Pretty funny!

 

[jak2002003]

Yes.. they love the sun.... they will lay out and sunbath like that... the strong sun light helps to kill some of the mites and parasites they have.

 

[suburbchick]

I did not know that about the mites!!! I was very proud of the girls yesterday to watch them scratch around and even eat insects! Like I said, they all passed out in the sun except for the silkie!!! I have never had a silkie before and was expecting a very mellow bird!! However, this little lady is a spitfire and always my alert "energizer bunny"!!

 

[silkymom]

one of the chicks that hatched last night is doing that right now under the heat lamp in the brooder, hehe , he looks comfortable,

 

[suburbchick]

Awwww!! Very cute!!! I thought it was a riot when one of the girls tried to give herself a dust bath in the medicated chick starter! haha