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Chrissyr, I am sorry to hear about your girl. It's so sad. People don't understand that these chickens aren't just supplying us food, they are our pets as well!

Little Red Hen...how's your girl?

So, she's STILL in the box! I push her out every day to come eat the treats I bring out to the girls, she has all of her energy. I am going with a broody hen, because she's ALWAYS sitting on eggs. I am convinced that she moves them into her box and sits on them. How do I break that habit...

No, not really. She makes noises, but not angry, nor does she go to peck me. She might puff up a little bit

Well, I was feeling around the other hens, and they all seem to have the same bump on the back of their tail feathers...so I am assuming it's not an egg. Hers might have been a little more obvious cause it's bald. Maybe it was an egg because I swear it was a little bigger, and it's passed. She...

Well, the good thing is that she LOVED the bath and blow dry! lol She got out of the bath, I snuggled with her in a towel afterwards, then blew her dry. I put her outside with the rest of the girls, she ran outside, then right back into the box. She's still there now. I don't know what to...

Thanks! I will try that. I couldn't really tell if she was eating or not, so I went out there and threw some scratch in the run...she came running out and was eating it...so that's a good sign, but when I go to catch her, she takes off and I feel like a moron running around trying to catch...

One of our Australorps has been in the box since yesterday. She was in there after dark last night as well, which is not normal for any of our girls. I saw her backside and it looks like there is a big buldge above her vent and under her tail feathers. Could this be egg bound? I am pretty...