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If you can, I would return it to the person you got it from. You don't want to start out owning sick chickens. As a matter of fact, I think I would return the whole bunch. Sorry, I just can't help thinking that bird could have an infectious illness and the others would be carriers also. I would take them back, disinfect everything and start over. Speaking from experience, I wish someone would have told me the same thing last year before my flock was desimated by Marek's.
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 
