Very strange chicken

[Chickem707]

So I’ve made a post about this before i think, but got no answers or suggestions to why she is this way. I have a hen which i got about a month ago, and she’s just quite weird. I got her with 3 other hens, which are all fine. They settled in well, but this hen doesn’t really like to stand near the others. She always goes back in the chicken house and goes to bed a few hours before the others, and seems to be at the bottom of the pecking order. One thing I’ve noticed recently is she will grab a hen by the neck feathers until they run away, this is unusual for her as she is quite timid. I think she is also quite old. Her stance is also very strange, she almost looks egg bound. (She definitely is not I’ve seen her lay eggs and poo for a month) Anyone ever had a hen like this?

 

[honeythechicken]

Does she have any other symptoms?

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Do you have a better picture of her feet? They look odd. I have a hen like this. She was attacked by a hawk at a young age and suffered a stab wound in her neck. She acts more like a cat than a chicken. We say she's "half mentally challenged" because she's off on her pecking and often completely misses treats when right in front of her. Video of her behavior might be nice too. We want to rule out possible illness.

 

[Chickem707]

Does she have any other symptoms?

Not that i can think of. She does lay huge eggs though

 

[Chickem707]

Do you have a better picture of her feet? They look odd. I have a hen like this. She was attacked by a hawk at a young age and suffered a stab wound in her neck. She acts more like a cat than a chicken. We say she's "half mentally challenged" because she's off on her pecking and often completely misses treats when right in front of her. Video of her behavior might be nice too. We want to rule out possible illness.

I think her feet are quite normal. I’ll try to get a video

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

She looks perfectly fine. Some birds are just loners. If she is the bottom of the pecking order she is probably going into the hen house to hide from the others.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

She is probably just a loner, what is she? She is amazing!

 

[sourland]

A picture of her legs would be interesting. In that picture it almost looks as if she has scaly leg mites. I agree with what Brahma Chicken5000 said.

 

[Chickem707]

She is probably just a loner, what is she? She is amazing!

No idea at all! She lays a cream coloured egg. I thought she could be an ee, or maybe a faverolle cross