I am sorry you lost your beloved bird. Did you find out what was wrong with her?
You did not offend me at all, don't worry.
It is a common misconception that these chicken breeds will do fine because "nature created them this way".
Keeping them in a secured run might help with some of the...
That's where you are wrong.
These overgrown head feathers are nothing "natural", but the product of human breeding process, leaving these deplorable creatures to suffer from the results of focussing on absurd breeding standards.
Here in Germany it is requested to breed for proper crest...