My hens are already laying but I have some questions.

[ChickenGirl-7]

So lately my welsummer has gotten broody and she just won't stop! I took away her fake egg but she still was going into the box! She also has been really itchy and we can't find any mites or bugs, and every thing I tried just didn't help, but today I found in her tail feathers this skin covered bump sticking up with some brown feather lookin stuff sticking out of it. She kept itching it nonstop and I wonder if there something wrong with that or if it's just natural. If you know what's going on please tell me because it's really concerning. ​

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC.
If you don't want her to brood, you'll have to break her. Just taking the eggs won't help.

 

[Dr Evy]

Welcome to BYC. We’re so glad you joined!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Hen! And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[ChickenGirl-7]

That’s her preen gland, totally normal.

thanks for that it was concerning me for a while but she is still super itchy and not just rubbing the preen gland but I can't find a single bug or mite!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're happy to have you with us!

 

[N F C]

Hi, thanks for joining us!

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! pleased to meet you and thanks for joining us.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
For the itching, you can still just dust her with permethrin containing poultry dust.
You need to set her up in an elevated wire dog crate with a piece of wood in it and food and water. Leave her in there for three days and nights. Let her out about 1 hour prior to roost time on the last day and monitor her. If she goes to roost with the others, she broke. If not, toss her back in the clink for another night and day and try again the next night. Keep going until she roosts. She'll eventually break.