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That is wonderful. Thanks so much for the good news update.

Wow! Your chicken should make a suspense movie! Really hoping she pulls through all this. I was so sad to see that she took a turn for the worse yesterday. You have worked so hard to get her back to good health.

She looks great! Hard to believe it's the same chicken. You did a great job rehabbing her.

That is good. Even tho the slight weight loss, seems she is still headed in the right direction.

She's headed in the right direction Thanks to you! Keep us updated please.

That is a great way to break her. We have tried placing ice under the hen several times, physically removing her several times, just about everything. Everything except remove the nest box, or the hen from the next box. Thanks for the great idea when another decides she wants to brood!

Julierebek, That is normal broody hens to loose weight. It would be a personal choice on if you want chicks though the winter or not. You could make a brooder box and put it in the garage if its cold where you are. Or you could just discourage her. She will not lay eggs until she is done...

And the vaccination is a strain of the Mareks disease. Just like our flu shots. You know....

I don't think the blue jays would have been the source. If it is Mareks, it was probably in the individual bird all along, or it was spread from another chicken. You can even visit another farm with Mareks & carry it back to your farm. The vaccination given when they are chicks eliminates...

Oh no! I hope its not Merek's. That was my 1st thought when I read your original post. But I am not experienced with it, so I did not want to suggest it. I just know from reading that they have varying degrees of the disease and some do not even display symptoms. But once one of your chickens...