AlliJackson
Chirping
Hi! I am new to being a chicken owner. I currently have 1 cochin hen (shes the only one that survived out of the 3 I started out with) and I have 4 easter Egger pullets that will be moved out to the coop this week. My cochin hen is about 1 year old and had been laying 4-5 eggs per week, and suddenly stopped. She stays in her nesting box all day and makes a constant noise like she is barking (for lack of a better description). I pick her up and bring her out to the run and she walks around and eats and drinks and sometimes rolls in a dirt bath and then returns to her nesting box and doesnt get back out. Is she broody? She hasn't laid in over a week and there are absolutely no roosters. What do I do? The Easter egger pullets will move out to the coop with her this week, and I am hopeful it will help her.