Should I be concerned? Hen circling!

[ANiceKaren]

Hey friends!
Meet Primrose! Every once in a while she does this…spins in circles. She seems completely fine! Eats, lays eggs, drinks water, free ranges. The only other thing I notice about her is she tremors ever so slightly at night when she sleeps. Could this be something concerning or could she simply be a nervous little girl? Also, it’s windy… maybe she is afraid of the wind?

 

[Becky_]

She should be fine, I would try putting a heat lamp, in her coop, and keep an eye on her for a few weeks, but other then that she sounds healthy

 

[MysteryChicken]

Check her ears. It could be an inner ear infection.
You're looking for cheesy, yellow crust.

 

[DobieLover]

She should be fine, I would try putting a heat lamp, in her coop, and keep an eye on her for a few weeks, but other then that she sounds healthy

Putting a heat lamp in her coop is not a good idea. Most especially because the OP is in CA.
I agree with @MysteryChicken that she should be checked for an inner ear infection.

 

[ANiceKaren]

Check her ears. It could be an inner ear infection.
You're looking for cheesy, yellow crust.

Wasn’t easy checking her ears with her big fuzzy cheeks! But they look fine

Check her ears. It could be an inner ear infection.
You're looking for cheesy, yellow crust.

 

[ANiceKaren]

Putting a heat lamp in her coop is not a good idea. Most especially because the OP is in CA.
I agree with @MysteryChicken that she should be checked for an inner ear infection.

Thank you! Yeah I don’t heat my girls coop. We have snow where I am and temps in teens but still no heater for me!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Wasn’t easy checking her ears with her big fuzzy cheeks! But they look fine

You pulled back the feathers that cover the ear holes right?

 

[MysteryChicken]

If not an ear infection, it could be neurological.

 

[ANiceKaren]

If not an ear infection, it could be neurological.

She doesn’t do it often.. just once in a while… all else seems totally fine with her