What does it mean when chickens fluff their entire body?

[notsooldmcdonald]

Mine also re-situate their feathers after having been the object of the rooster's attention

-Christian

 

[PurpleChicken]

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Good point.

Very true!!!

 

[rebecca10782]

 

[n2h20]

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nice way of putting that,,, mine do that as well,, or after a dust bath,,

 

[adriennehearts]

yup when i first got my chicken it was in my room and it looked in the mirrorand lifted its neck hairs ur and jumped and pecked the mirror and clucking loooooud!!

 

[Mahonri]

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My hens almost always "fluff" when a roo has just finished mating.

 

[rebecca10782]

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We have had kittens that do that. They get so mad!

 

[cmom]

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I agree.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Mine always do that after the rooster mates them like they are saying DARN YOU now ya messed up my plumage!

They also shake like that after a dust bath or when they are cold. My guess would be they are putting their feathers back in place after doing something that messed them up

 

[rebecca10782]

I have a Turken, Joesiphine (the breed is supposedly very friendly to people.) Not this one! She detests being held. I have been trying to hold her a lot since she was a baby, but it never did any good. Anyway the other night after I held her for a bit, I put her down and she was SOOO MAD

Every single feather was straight up in the air, even the ones on her head. So she basically had a mo-hawk because her neck is completely bald. And she has black feathers, so it was really dramatic. It was one of the funniest things I have seen.