My hen went broody, hatched some chicks & all she wants to do is sit on eggs. She’s lost quite a lot of weight, her comb is shriveled & I just noticed this morning her earlobes have a black patch on them. It also looks like the black is all around her eyes & down to her beak. I’m not sure if this is just dirt, but the earlobes don’t look to be. They actually look like the skin has turn black. What does this mean? I’ve been trying to get her out of the coop so she will eat/drink & she just runs back. I’ve been removing the eggs as soon as we find them. This morning I decided to take her out of the coop, put her in the smaller run & close the gate connecting it to the main run so that she can’t go back to nesting box. I’m afraid she’s going to end up killing herself from such malnourishment. She also started to peck at the food that was in there but only ate a little bit before just wanting to get out & head back
to coop. She also just keeps swiping her beak back & forth in the dirt. Between the black earlobes & only caring about sitting on the eggs, I don’t know what to do. Help please!
to coop. She also just keeps swiping her beak back & forth in the dirt. Between the black earlobes & only caring about sitting on the eggs, I don’t know what to do. Help please!