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  1. EandEchickens

    Thought hen was molting, now won’t come out of nesting box!!! HELP needed

    Thank you all so much for your input. It’s eased my mind a bit. I’m in Alabama, so it’s not cold to most people, but it’s been really warm till last night when a cold front came through. Dropped about 30 degrees. Maybe she’s just cold. I really appreciate all those that took time to respond.
  2. EandEchickens

    Thought hen was molting, now won’t come out of nesting box!!! HELP needed

    Could her just feeling bad from molting cause her to seclude herself?
  3. EandEchickens

    Thought hen was molting, now won’t come out of nesting box!!! HELP needed

    I need to feel her abdomen. I didn’t try to touch her or pick her up all day, cause all I’d read on molting, was that it hurts. So I don’t want to mess with her. My husband is the chicken farmer, but won’t be home for awhile. He’s been gone all day. They free range all day, eat a feed we get a...
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    Thought hen was molting, now won’t come out of nesting box!!! HELP needed

    One of our hens was losing TONS of feathers, got on here today, reading about molting, apparently it can be a hard molt... I felt better about her, but went to lock them up tonight, and she wasn’t roosting with the others. She was alone in a nesting box. Her noise sounded a little distressed to...
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