Strange Neck Bob

[Gigi_lg]

Hi All,
I was checking on my chickens just now and found one of them was doing a strange neck bob. She’s the lowest rank of all my chickens. Does anyone know why she’s doing this please?
Gigi

 

[CHlCKEN]

Can you describe this more? It would be helpful to get a video. Could be many things, maybe even something neurological. I’m thinking it’s not anything harmful though; If it looks sort of like she’s tilting her head up and then “swallowing” then she’s probably just adjusting her crop. It’s is a perfectly normal behavior especially after eating, but I guess it might be a little alarming the first time you notice it. They can take several minutes doing it and usually stay silent. If this is a very frequent thing though, it could suggest a crop issue. Was this a once only occurrence or something consistent?

 

[Gigi_lg]

I don’t think I can post a video, I have tried but I can’t see how to do it, so I put a link below.
I’ve only noticed my hen doing it today. I’ve not seen it before and it just freaked me out a bit.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/037y9D-H6L0vdj1mToAO7PVJg

 

[Gigi_lg]

Can you describe this more? It would be helpful to get a video. Could be many things, maybe even something neurological. I’m thinking it’s not anything harmful though; If it looks sort of like she’s tilting her head up and then “swallowing” then she’s probably just adjusting her crop. It’s is a perfectly normal behavior especially after eating, but I guess it might be a little alarming the first time you notice it. They can take several minutes doing it and usually stay silent. If this is a very frequent thing though, it could suggest a crop issue. Was this a once only occurrence or something consistent?

I’ve put a message with a link to a video of my hen bobbing her head.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I’ve put a message with a link to a video of my hen bobbing her head.

Looks like crop adjustment, no need to worry unless it becomes excessive!

 

[Gigi_lg]

Looks like crop adjustment, no need to worry unless it becomes excessive!

Thank you!