Broody or sick?

[Eggcessive]

Does she have a broody patch of missing feathers on her belly and chest?

 

[FeatherToes0328]

Does she have a broody patch of missing feathers on her belly and chest?

No.

 

[Eggcessive]

With all of the things you have answered, she may not be broody. Not laying, no missing feathers on her belly and chest, she doesn’t fit the symptoms. I would let her out of isolation and continue to observe her. Here is a list of broody behaviors:
https://www.timbercreekfarmer.com/10-signs-you-have-a-broody-hen/

 

[FeatherToes0328]

With all of the things you have answered, she may not be broody. Not laying, no missing feathers on her belly and chest, she doesn’t fit the symptoms. I would let her out of isolation and continue to observe her. Here is a list of broody behaviors:
https://www.timbercreekfarmer.com/10-signs-you-have-a-broody-hen/

Thank you, I read that article. Actually she (Miss Broody) is the only one still laying because she has been hogging the nest they all prefer. As soon as I let them out of the big coop, the other 2 run out and Miss broody jumps in the nest. She lays an egg pretty quick then won't leave the nest. I take her back to the isolation pen. There are 3 nesting spots for each of them, but once the first hen built a nest and started laying they all use that same nest. They used to take turns and I would have 3 eggs( 1 from each hen) by noon. Now I'm literally only getting 1 egg per day and it's from Miss Brody I'll send a picture of my set up. I've been watching all their behavior in relation to their laying habits. They each have a unique look and it's very easy to tell them each apart. I do not have a rooster. Yesterday I replaced the nesting material in all the nesting boxes. I put the other 2 non broody hens the nest to encourage them. So as of today I have 1 broody hen still laying and 2 not laying I'm lost at this point, Idk what to do.

 

[FeatherToes0328]

She probably would not still be laying at this point if she is broody. Normally they would have stopped laying by now. Once their broody spell is broken, they will continue to not lay for a couple of weeks.

She got in the laying box first thing this morning as soon as I opened the doors to the nesting boxes. I left her for a few minutes, went back and she had laid an egg, but screeched at me and flattened out when I reached in to remove her and the egg from the nest. So I put her in the yard so the other 2 could use the boxes. She went back to the within 30 minutes, so I removed her again and out hey in the isolation pen. The other 2 haven't laid in several days. I'm lost.