Great news. I don't know what your arrangements for keeping them safe, but when we let ours free range I'm there with them. We live on top of a hill, so hawks are always a threat. I've learned that other birds can be helpful with early warnings too. The crows are my buddies!:celebrateWhen I hear...
These are just two stress related issues we've seen. Our Black Americana hen (we call her Rieetta) layed one fairy egg, and then got back to normal size eggs.
This advice is from our experience with a hawk attack. There may be others here on BYC that have had different issues and can offer more solutions. It sounds like you're giving her plenty of love and attention, plus sitting outside with her should tend to calm her down. I know you've probably...
You need to be aware that if she had been laying, she may have stress related issues like not laying right away, or laying "fairy" eggs (much smaller than she's accustomed to lay.