Broody chicken or sick?

[jomary2013]

I don’t know if my chicken is sick or going broody. She just wants to be on her nest I notice that she’s not pooping on her nest either. I sometimes grab her and put her out and she does start walking pooping normal she eats grapes or other fruits I give her. But her food or water she doesn’t eat a lot. Today in the morning I did see her eat and drink when I got her out of her nest but that’s it. If I give her something else to eat she’ll take a bite. When she’s in her best and sees me getting closer she fluffs up her feathers and makes a sound too. She’s been like this since Monday.

 

[nuthatched]

If she fluffs up and growls/whistles/screams, it's broody!

 

[jomary2013]

If she fluffs up and growls/whistles/screams, it's broody!

Is it normal that she doesn’t want to eat much?

 

[nuthatched]

Is it normal that she doesn’t want to eat much?

She'll eat once or twice a day during this time, same with pooping. You'll want to cool her off and break her if you don't want her to be broody as its hard on her.

 

[jomary2013]

She'll eat once or twice a day during this time, same with pooping. You'll want to cool her off and break her if you don't want her to be broody as its hard on her.

Should I give her baths with cold water everyday? It’s warm where I live at right now and next week it’s going to be around 90 degrees all week

 

[nuthatched]

Should I give her baths with cold water everyday? It’s warm where I live at right now and next week it’s going to be around 90 degrees all week

I'm not sure about the baths, that's usually a last ditch effort. Do you have someplace cool she can go or some ice packs to put under her?

 

[jomary2013]

I'm not sure about the baths, that's usually a last ditch effort. Do you have someplace cool she can go or some ice packs to put under her?

I have ice packs I’ll put them under her hopefully it helps cool her down

 

[LittleBANTAMchickens]

I don’t know if my chicken is sick or going broody. She just wants to be on her nest I notice that she’s not pooping on her nest either. I sometimes grab her and put her out and she does start walking pooping normal she eats grapes or other fruits I give her. But her food or water she doesn’t eat a lot. Today in the morning I did see her eat and drink when I got her out of her nest but that’s it. If I give her something else to eat she’ll take a bite. When she’s in her best and sees me getting closer she fluffs up her feathers and makes a sound too. She’s been like this since Monday.

She isnt sick, just broody. She isnt pooping on her nest because she doesnt want to contaminate her eggs.

 

[WIchickMama]

You will need to get her off the nest and in a wire bottom cage if possible, off the ground.

Search broody breaking and a lot of helpful threads will pop up