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Sounds like she is molting. They can get very quiet and sit by themselves during a molt. Just let her go through her molt and she should be fine. Most birds generally stop laying during a molt as it takes too much protein to grow feathers AND lay eggs, however some birds can do a bit of both...

It looks like this... and you can get this at all feed stores. Look in the horse section or ask a sales person. :-) Use gloves when spraying it as it stains the hands and clothing. If you are using it on white birds, you might spray this into a small glass bowl and apply with a q-tip so it...

I am so sorry for the loss of your hen. I hope your heavy heart can heal soon.

How is your hen?

Once they stop eating and drinking, they usually are dying. The best thing you can do right now is get her under heat. Sick and or dying birds are very cold. So at least she will be comfortable. Take her inside the house, put her in a basket and put a heat lamp on her. I am so sorry.

Welcome to BYC! Sounds like the rooster wore the feathers off and even though he is not with them now, the other hens are picking at the skin and new feathers. Feathers take weeks to grow back in. So you can do a few things...first I would spray all the bare skin with blu-kote to hide the bare...