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Sounds like she's just broody. When a hen goes broody, she pulls out all the feathers on her chest/belly so the eggs can be in direct contact with her skin, which keeps the eggs warm. She'll spend most of the day and all night sitting on a nest and doesn't usually leave for long. How long has...

Sitting on eggs is broody behavior. Is she all puffed up when she walks around? When she's sitting on the nest, does she growl when you get too close?

Might be a brood patch. Does she show signs of being broody?