Ditto what Ridgerunner said.
If you are in the Southern Hemisphere - likely broody. Days are longer, temperatures are warmer, time to hatch babies.
If you are in the Northern Hemisphere - likely sick. Days are short, chickens are molting, not broody time.
Sounds like a broody.
Chickens are pretty well adapted to the cold, no heater needed in most areas. They have a harder time dealing with heat. I live in a pretty cold area of CA and have never given any supplemental heat to mine. (and yes, we get snow here) When the waterer's freeze, I use my hot tea kettle to...
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Me too, easy peasy, the hen does everything! I have no time this year to hatch in the incubator, plus I usually have like 10 broodies a year, so it works!
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