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I'm glad you got it figured out, and that it is something treatable! For getting her back outside, I would think as soon as she is healthy you can start taking her out for a few minutes, as many times a day as you have patience for, to start getting her used to it again. And work up from there...

How's she doing now?

If she's broody, she could be back to normal in a few days. If it's worms, you can get a fecal sample checked by a vet, or you can see how her poop is doing in a few days. There are an amazing number of things that CAN go wrong with chickens, and a lot of them can have similar symptoms, so it...

I think she's probably broody. The behavior you described in the first post is just right for broodiness. If they have been fine in your chicken coop at night for this much of the winter, I think they will probably all be fine tonight too. Of course there are no guarantees with chickens, but I...

If she is broody (sounds likely), then she will want to stuff her crop really full once or twice a day, so she gets enough food without being off the nest for long. A non-broody hen will eat smaller amounts all day long. She doesn't have much else to do--eat, preen, take a dustbath, eat some...

Check it in the morning, before she gets a chance to eat. A healthy chicken crop is stuffed full at bedtime, but empty in the morning. I've had broody hens where I didn't see them eat, but their crop was nicely full at least once a day when I checked--they seem to gobble their food fast so they...