What on earth is my chicken doing?

[luckysaysgo]

I still say stick her up on that rafter and see if it makes her happy.I love the weird chickens.

 

[Onebroodymomma]

my turkeys try and roost on the frame of the coop. it has a tiny little lip that is not big enough for them to even start to get on, but it does not stop them from trying nightly

 

[dean12692]

Hey dean12692

OK, so I have watched it four more times and also made hubby watch it twice

I change my original thought that she is trying to get to the 2x4 because she is not looking at it; she is looking at the wall.

Hubby’s first thought was that she thinks the darker spots on the wall might be something tasty and edible.

We also thought that she may be trying to build up the straw below the wall. I will try and explain .. the wall is a similar colour to the straw and with the patterning, may be confusing her. Her jumping at it is her attempt at scratching some of it down below so she can build up the nest. If you watch, after she has jumped and scratched at the wall, she looks down at the existing straw.

If it was me, to test the above, I would cover the wall with a plain panel ? white and see if she stops.

this makes sense, maybe thats it

thanks you for all your responses.