I've got a Blue Copper Marans that's just over a year old. The last few days she's been acting...different! She's still laying, but is quite vocal and her clucks are a little different, someone described it almost as popcorn popping and that sounds like it!
She was in her nesting box yesterday for 4+ hours laying on 2 eggs. I kicked her out, but she wasn't happy about it. She fluffed up, screeched at me, and it took awhile for me to get her out. I had to kick her out a few more times, and close her out of the coop. Last night she slept on her roost. Her eating and drinking seems to have diminished a little, and she just lays in the run, doesn't move unless I come close (same thing, fluffed up and screeching). If I prompt her to go outside with treats, she will, and acts like a normal chicken. She did hop in the nesting box this morning and pancaked out, but was only in there for 15 - 20 min.
I'm new to chickens, and have never had one go broody. I THINK she is going broody, but her just laying around in the run seems weird? Everything else seems normal, her comb, eyes, etc looks the same. Is she just going broody?
She was in her nesting box yesterday for 4+ hours laying on 2 eggs. I kicked her out, but she wasn't happy about it. She fluffed up, screeched at me, and it took awhile for me to get her out. I had to kick her out a few more times, and close her out of the coop. Last night she slept on her roost. Her eating and drinking seems to have diminished a little, and she just lays in the run, doesn't move unless I come close (same thing, fluffed up and screeching). If I prompt her to go outside with treats, she will, and acts like a normal chicken. She did hop in the nesting box this morning and pancaked out, but was only in there for 15 - 20 min.
I'm new to chickens, and have never had one go broody. I THINK she is going broody, but her just laying around in the run seems weird? Everything else seems normal, her comb, eyes, etc looks the same. Is she just going broody?