Behavior and Health

[Pjchicks]

I have had my chickens about a year now. Have had four die in that year (don't know why) and two in the last month. I did find a worm in run so I have wormed them all. I have one chicken that wants to say in nest and when I make her get out of box she rubs her beak on ground and is a little mean to other chicken.
I care to my chicken every day fresh water, food and clean housing. I also talk to anyone I can about raising them and normally everyone I talk to say they have never had any problems.
Starting to think I should have got a pet rock.
Chicken live all over the world,can my problem be our property? Maybe something in dirt or Indian burial ground.

 

[chicmom]

Hello there!

The chicken that wants to sit in the nest all the time is probably broody. That's a hormonal thing which means the hen wants to hatch some babies. So nothing is really wrong with her.

The chickens that have died......It does happen. Did they display any symptoms?

 

[Pjchicks]

Loss color in comb and waddles one started limping then just would not move

What do you think of her rubbing beak and being mean ?

Thanks