mad hen

tina · « **on:** July 21, 2007, 14:00 »

i have a hen very tame loves games but when you let her out she runs backwards and drops hear head and shakes it as if she's cleaning her beak but her head never touches the floor or anything she's doing it alot now we call it her moon walk but im getting worried about it now she's eating and laying fine but is a very broody hen she's always sitting the eggs my husband said she has new chest feathers coming threw that might be irriatating her has anyone else seen it before blanche is a brahma breed

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2007, 20:52 »

Welcome to the site Tina

Check her head, ears and neck for lice.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2007, 21:02 »

Hi Tina welcome to the site

tina · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2007, 21:24 »

thank you everyone for your warm welcome we treat them regularly for lice checked her can't see any i have 6 chickens and she's the only one that does it its weird watching her because we can't work out if she's dragging her feet or its her head she looks like micheal jacksons moonwalk slides her feet backwards puts her head down and shakes it other than that she's really active eating well just treated the coop pen and birds for lice mites ect we do it regular my husband said she's just mad like me xxxx