What is my chick doing?? Is it okay?

[lil_chick_chick]

My chick is in the cage with all the rest and we were sitting there watching them just now and all of sudden one of my older chicks ( a couple weeks old) was sitting on a small branch in the cage and he kept opening him mouth like he was gasping for air it looked like and his neck was like vibrating, and he continued for a few min. but at the same time he looked like it wasnt nothing major b/c he started eating and drinking and walking around, what was this it was doing?

 

[Yoshii]

Panting, like a dog. It might be too hot in the incubator, do you have a thermometer? Or, he might have just been panting, they do that occasionally xD.

 

[UrbanFarmChix]

My chicks did this more when they were younger. It's kinda like a yawn. Anyway, I read up on it and they were just stretching their crop. I added some chick grit and that seemed to take care of it.

 

[lisahaschickens]

sounds like a yawn to me, which freaked me out when mine started doing it too, but nothing to worry about. Also, it COULD be a little roo, trying really early to crow. I have read posts on here about that, and that's what it looks like. Did he/she make any noise?

 

[mrsgibber]

Mine have done the same thing and I paniced but all is well. I am going to get some chick grit though after reading one of these posts.

I was never a worry wart with my three kids as infants but you'd never know that judging from behavior with my six chicks. I am always worried about them.

 

[lil_chick_chick]

he didnt make any noise when he did it, but im thinking thats what he was trying to do was crow...i dont think it was a yawn though, i seen the rest yawn and it didnt quite look the same, i been keeping an eye on him though but im thinking maybe he was trying to make some kind of noise.

 

[lisahaschickens]

could be an early crower, then

keep an eye on him and let us know when he starts to make real noise!

 

[Farm Frenzy]

I have chicks do that all the time. He's fine.

 

[lilbirdee]

hmmmm...odd.
I have a 3 week old BO that's been doing that too. And it's the one that I am already suspecting might be a cockerel.

 

[valentinebaby]

I had the same problem and just knew that one baby chick was going to die. Read my post here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=151192
However, she made it and I think my breeder was right: since she was the smallest, she got buried under the group (it was really cold that week). Good luck!

Gail