Hannahnic14
Crowing
I got my sweet Taco a few days ago and I've noticed that she just hangs out in the coop alot. I have her and a few other small silkies in a coop of their own in my bantam run. (That way they don't get fought away from the food since they are alot younger than my main flock)
I let them eat in the mornings, then open their little run area so they can socialize with the others and eat bugs and things. She will go out for a little bit, but prefer to just lay in the enclosed run part of the coop.
When I bought her it looked like her and several others were in a similar coop and not really allowed to run free. The lady had a tiny yard and her 4 silkie roosters ran free around the yard.
No signs of illness,(I've checked her over many times) poop looks good, eating and drinking, not getting picked on. She snuggles with my other silkie babies. She just doesn't act very chicken-like. She doesn't really want to hunt for bugs or run around the yard. Is this typical behavior for a bird raised in confinement?
(Picture for cuteness! )
I let them eat in the mornings, then open their little run area so they can socialize with the others and eat bugs and things. She will go out for a little bit, but prefer to just lay in the enclosed run part of the coop.
When I bought her it looked like her and several others were in a similar coop and not really allowed to run free. The lady had a tiny yard and her 4 silkie roosters ran free around the yard.
No signs of illness,(I've checked her over many times) poop looks good, eating and drinking, not getting picked on. She snuggles with my other silkie babies. She just doesn't act very chicken-like. She doesn't really want to hunt for bugs or run around the yard. Is this typical behavior for a bird raised in confinement?
(Picture for cuteness! )