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Hen is not laying but goes in nesting box as if to lay, abnormal droppings(?)
Hard to say. It could be hormonal, could be stress reaction from the predator attack, or some other ailment that's currently unknown (though she sounds healthy other than the poops perhaps). She might snap out of it on her own after some time, or she might be effectively done as a layer. Both...- rosemarythyme
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Hen is not laying but goes in nesting box as if to lay, abnormal droppings(?)
She's not broody but may be thinking about it. I have a couple of non laying hens that act like they want to lay and sit in the nest box a while, and then come back out. Never an egg, they just like taking credit for the eggs that other hens lay!- rosemarythyme
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying