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...
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??
She's 10 months old, still no comb or waddle. Has gone broody 4 times now and has been in the cage for 7 days. She still runs to the nest box as soon as I release her. She gets picked on by at least 7 of the other 14 chickens. They were all raised together. I'm at a loss...
I don't have a rooster, but a neighbor's rooster is visiting. He can't get in the coop, but I am worried he could stress the chickens and cause reduced egg production.