I have two chickens that have gone broody. All of the feathers are gone from their chest. Is this okay? Will they come back? I'm assuming it's because they just want to lay in the nest box all day. I tried putting them in a cage for a week. It broke them from being broody for only a day. Then...
She was in the nest box, it's only 56° today. There's not a mark on her anywhere. No mites. All of the other chickens seem fine. She was a black copper maran. Only 11 months old.
One of my 11 month old chickens died today. I have been to the coop and run four or five times today. Everyone seemed fine. Went down about 20 minutes ago and one of them was dead. There's not a mark on her. Any idea how I can find out what happened??
It's been 7 days since she laid. Her comb and waddle are barely visible. Unusual for a 10 month old?? I'll try to find a spot for a cage, maybe the barn, I was just worried about predators, or her being even more separated from the rest of the chickens... she already gets picked on. Thanks so...
She has laid. She's the smallest, and does sit on the nest all night. I keep her in a cage all day but it has an open bottom, sits on the ground. I'm going to have to figure out a way to get a cage inside the coop for night time I guess.