Hi,
New member but have read many posts from the forums that have been helpful. Can't find anything to help with this problem. I have two silkie hens as pets. They are about 5 months old and just started laying this past Christmas eve. Everything has been going well but about a week ago one of the hens started doing this thing where she suddenly and randomly pitches forward towards the floor, spreads her wings (seemingly for balance) and lets out a short sqawk. She also seems to be standing tilted forward with her head closer to the floor and her tail in the air much more often than she ever used to. She is eating, laying, and acting normally otherwise (besides being less vocal than she used to be pre-laying). My other hen is acting completely normal.
I'm worried that she gets a sudden pain that causes her to do this and maybe has discomfort that causes her to stand that way. Anyone have any similar experience or advice? Thanks!
New member but have read many posts from the forums that have been helpful. Can't find anything to help with this problem. I have two silkie hens as pets. They are about 5 months old and just started laying this past Christmas eve. Everything has been going well but about a week ago one of the hens started doing this thing where she suddenly and randomly pitches forward towards the floor, spreads her wings (seemingly for balance) and lets out a short sqawk. She also seems to be standing tilted forward with her head closer to the floor and her tail in the air much more often than she ever used to. She is eating, laying, and acting normally otherwise (besides being less vocal than she used to be pre-laying). My other hen is acting completely normal.
I'm worried that she gets a sudden pain that causes her to do this and maybe has discomfort that causes her to stand that way. Anyone have any similar experience or advice? Thanks!
